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PCFree:
Wireless at Palomar
We currently offer
public, wireless access points on all three floors of the San Marcos
campus library building, on both levels of the student union (SU),
throughout the Student Services complex (SSC), and in portions of
the C, A and AA buildings (see the
campus map).
Fifteen new access points are planned for Fall 2006.
This is a free, public service to the Palomar community. We provide the access points over which
you may use your own wireless equipment to access the Internet.
Our "How it works" page describes
the basics of setting up your equipment to work with our access
points.
Configuration
is simple, and straightforward. We supply "screen shots" from
various operating systems which describe the settings you need to
make. Since access is provided without requiring a login or
using security settings, once your equipment is configured correctly
according to our instructions, it should work just fine.
We use 802.11g wireless access points. Any standard 802.11g
or b wireless network adapter card should work successfully with them.
If you wish to report a problem with our equipment, or are having
a problem connecting, use our
support web forum to communicate with a technician.
The "How it works" page should tell you all you need to know
about getting your 802.11b or g network adapter to work with our access
points. If you have difficulties, please consult our "Support"
page for help. There you will find:
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detailed descriptions of
Palomar-specific configuration
settings;
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a link to a
support web forum,
where you can report problems and receive answers
from our technicians;
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contact information to obtain further
support.
While set up and use of the wireless system is simple, it may be
that your own hardware, or custom settings you have made on your
computer, will prevent it from working with our access points.
If this is the case, we will do our best to help you resolve the
problem, but cannot guarantee that all problems can be resolved.
If your equipment just won't work with our access points, there are
always "wired" computers available to you in our many computer labs.
For those of you who want to know more about wireless networking,
including technical details, consult our
FAQ
page.
Finally, before using wireless networking at Palomar College, be
sure to read and understand both our:
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