Wireless Internet access is available in several academic buildings, residence halls, and public spaces.

Availability

Wireless is currently available in the following academic and administrative spaces:

  • AEC 500
  • AEC 517
  • AEC (Dana) 131
  • Hogg Hall (Only available on second floor in Room 200 area)
  • Kunkel Hall
  • Kirby Library (second floor Kirby Hall of Civil Rights)
  • Markle Hall (first floor)
  • Marquis Hall
  • Oecshle Hall
  • Pardee Hall (Lobby & 2nd Floor)
  • Pfenning Alumni Center
  • Ramer History
  • Simon Center
  • Skillman Library
  • Van Wickle Hall
  • Williams Visual Arts

Residence halls with wireless access include:

  • 2 West
  • 4 West
  • 511 College Ave
  • Alpha Phi
  • Conway House
  • Delta Kappa Epsilon
  • Easton Hall
  • Farber Hall
  • Fisher East
  • Fisher West
  • Gates Hall
  • Hamilton House
  • Kamine Hall
  • Kappa Delta Rho
  • Kirby House
  • Keefe Hall
  • Lerch Hall
  • McKeen Hall
  • McKelvy House
  • Phi Gamma Delta
  • Phi Kappa Psi
  • Pi Beta Phi
  • PT Farinon
  • Ramer Hall
  • Reeder Street
  • Reuf Hall
  • Rubin Hall
  • Soles Hall
  • South College
  • Watson Courts
  • Watson Hall

Public spaces with wireless coverage include:

  • Gilbert's Cafe
  • Farinon Student Center
  • Skillman Library

Note that Guest wireless access is only available in Farinon, Gilbert's, Hogg Hall, Markle Hall, Kirby Library, and Skillman Library.

Connection Information

If you have a laptop equipped with a wireless card, you can connect to Lafayette's wireless network. Depending on location, your laptop's wireless card should find two networks: LC and Guest. Before attempting to log in to wireless you must first choose and connect to the appropriate network.

After you connect, the first attempt to access a Website should produce the "Lafayette College Wireless Access" page. In order for your network connection to function you must log in through this page first. The LC network requires the Network ID and password; the Guest network requires an email address. Successful logins to the LC network will allow access to campus network services as well as the Internet; the Guest login provides Internet access only. The connection should last as long as the laptop is powered on and being used for network access; the connection will be lost after two hours of inactivity, after which the login process must be repeated.

Note: since a valid network connection is not obtained until after you log in to wireless, you must log in to the wireless network before trying to log in to Novell.

Consult the How-to document for detailed instructions on connecting to the wireless networks.