Wireless Computing

How to use Wireless Computing in the Business Building

Penn State provides wireless networks in the Business Building as well as numerous other locations across campus.

Printable Instructions

Wireless 2.0

What Do I Need?

To get connected to the Penn State Wireless 2.0 service, you'll need:

• A Penn State Access Account
• A laptop with an 802.11 compatible wireless network card
• Instructions for Windows | Macintosh | Unix/Linux | Apple iPhone/iPod Touch | Android
  

The Penn State Wireless 2.0 service incorporates recent 802.1X wireless authentication and encryption methods that are aimed at enabling an improved level of security and improved performance. Just open your laptop and you'll see the psu network.

Unplug and Fire Up a Connection!

It's easy to get connected to Penn State Wireless 2.0. All you have to do is

1. Power up your laptop.
2. Use the psu wireless network for your tasks.

Using the VPN Client

At the Smeal College of Business and elsewhere at Penn State University, access to specific computing resources over the network requires using the University’s VPN services. Depending on the location and/or resource to be accessed, the use of different profiles within the VPN client may be required. Within the Smeal community, the following profiles are most commonly used:

1. ISP to PSU – This VPN profile is required when accessing certain Penn State computing resources from your home network or some other off-campus network. For example, if you need to access your office desktop from home via remote desktop or if you need to utilize certain library resources requiring a Penn State connection, the ISPtoPSU option will be necessary.
   
2. Smeal from ISP – By default, this VPN profile is only accessible by Smeal faculty and staff. However, other users such as visiting professors, non-Penn State research colleagues or other "ad-hoc" users requiring access to restricted Smeal computing resources may do so by having their Smeal based peer make a request to his or her department’s IT support contact. *The Smeal profile is currently not included in the Mac or Linux clients. Mac users may download and import the profile directly. Linux users may be required to create a profile manually. Please contact the RIIT Group for further assistance with using the Smeal VPN on Linux.

AT&T Visitor Wireless

In conjunction with AT&T, Penn State offers the Visitor’s Wireless service.

The Smeal College of Business often hosts visitors, including potential students with their families, alumni, corporate associates, vendors, guests and more. To facilitate network access in our building, as a visitor to our campus, you may access our AT&T wifi visitor wireless service (.pdf 1.3Mb) from your personal computer in our Business Building.