Wireless networking in IUB and IUPUI campus housing

At Indiana University Bloomington and IUPUI, University Information Technology Services (UITS) is in the process of extending the new IU Secure wireless network beyond the common areas and into every student room of the residence halls. If IU Secure is not yet available in your IUB residence hall, you may operate a properly configured wireless access point (WAP) as an exception to the IT-19 Extending the University Data Network and IT-20 Wireless Networking policies from the University Information Policy Office (UIPO). Once IU Secure is available in your residence hall, this exception will no longer apply, and you will have to remove your WAP from the network. For details, see At IUB, if my residence hall does not yet have IU wireless network access, how do I configure a wireless access point?

Note: To access the wireless network at Indiana University Bloomington or IUPUI, if you are a student, faculty member, or staff member, you must register your computer. See At IUB and IUPUI, how do I register my computer? (If you are visiting IU and using a Network Access account, instead see At IUB and IUPUI, what is a Network Access account, and how do I get one?) For information about accessing the IU Secure wireless network, see What is IU Secure? If the IU Secure network is not available in the area where you are connecting, use a VPN connection for added security and full access to IU resources.

For a list of UITS-supported secure wireless sites at IUB and IUPUI, see the UITS wireless sites page.

To connect to IU Secure, follow the appropriate instructions:

• Using Windows Vista, how do I connect to the IU Secure wireless network?
• Using Windows XP, how do I connect to the IU Secure wireless network?
• Using Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), how do I connect to the IU Secure wireless network?
• Using Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) or 10.4 (Tiger), how do I connect to the IU Secure wireless network?
• Using Linux, how do I connect to the IU Secure wireless network?
• At IU, how can I make a connection to the IU Secure network with my iPhone or iPod touch?

To connect to the IU Wireless SSID if IU Secure is unavailable, you must configure a virtual private network (VPN) connection. The VPN connection provides authentication and encryption when you use the wireless network. For help configuring a VPN connection for your operating system, see The basics of VPN at IU.

For information about wireless access in Greek houses, see At IU, which Greek houses have wireless access?

Also see:

• While attempting to connect to the IU VPN server, why do I get a message that the server is not responding or is unable to complete a connection?
• IU wireless upgrade schedule