Wireless access is widely available across campus for use by students, faculty, staff, and guests.
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Faculty, students, and staffIf you have a Carleton username and password, configure your computer or handheld device to use the eduroam wireless network. This wireless network is secure and encrypted with the 802.1x security protocol, and provides access to the Internet and all Carleton computing resources. Follow these instructions to configure your computer or mobile device to use the eduroam network. |
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Guests
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Faculty, Staff, and Students
Members of the Carleton community are strongly encouraged to connect their wireless devices to our eduroam network. Because this is a secured network, there is a configuration process for each device that you connect. This is a one-time process, and only takes a few minutes. Once completed, you will have full, secure access to all of Carleton's secure network resources, as well as full Internet access, of course. An additional advantage to configuring your device in this way is that, if you visit another institution that has also implemented eduroam, your device will seamlessly connect to their network upon arrival.
Any wireless devices which are not configured for eduroam and instead make use of the Carleton Guest network will have full internet access, but will be unable to access a number of secured campus network resources.
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Note that devices without built-in web browsers, such as some gaming consoles, will be unable to connect to eduroam. Most such devices are not compatible with the protocols required to ensure the security of the network.
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Campus Guests
If you are a visitor to campus and wish to make use of our wireless network, please connect your device to our Carleton Guest network. This network is open and is not encrypted; transmissions across the network are NOT are not secure. It provides access to the Internet and some Carleton computing resources. You will be asked to provide an email address, but this is only used to manage network load* and will not be used for any form of communication.
Follow these instructions to configure your computer or mobile device to use the Carleton guest network.
After your computer or device is registered correctly and connected to our wireless, you can expect wireless services to work the same at Carleton as if you were at your own home or hotel.
(Note: Unauthenticated SMTP port 25 is blocked at Carleton, as it is at most places.)
If you have any difficulties with the wireless network on campus, please contact the ITS helpdesk at 507-222-5999 (on-campus phones, x5999) or via email at helpdesk@carleton.edu.
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*A large wireless network such as Carleton's is "broken down" into smaller units which is easier to manage and, in particular, helps to avoid network congestion. The email address that you provide is fed into an algorithm which then assigns your device(s) to a particular unit.
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Guest with eduroam Access
If you are a visitor from an institution that has also implemented eduroam, then any wireless devices that you have configured for use on that network should automatically connect to Carleton's eduroam network. No further configuration should be necessary. In the event that you do have problems, it is possible that you will have to work with your own institute's technical support group. That said, please feel free to reach out to the ITS Helpdesk at Carleton as a first step. If all else fails, please connect to the Carleton Guest network as described above.
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What is eduroam?
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