Published on May 13, 2009
The next generation of Penn State's wireless service was released to students, faculty and staff on Monday this week. The new service (known as Penn State Wireless 2.0) is designed to incorporate cutting-edge authentication and encryption methods aimed at improving the level of security and performance for laptop and desktop users.
In contrast to Penn State's original wireless service, Wireless 2.0 no longer requires use of the University's Virtual Private Network (VPN), therefore enabling instant connection to Internet resources and consistent wireless coverage for roaming within and between 2.0-enabled campus buildings. Participants will also experience improved Web page response time and decreased “timeout” issues — plus the new service is easy to use and only requires a one-time download and configuration for wireless users to be up and running.
Because some kinds of laptop software may not yet be able to easily support the 2.0 service, the original 1.0 wireless service will continue to operate simultaneously with the new version for a period of two years (until June 30, 2011).
Penn State Wireless 2.0 is initially available within portions of University Park's Willard Plaza, Shortledge mall, and east sub-campus areas, until additional departmental requests for the service are received. Individuals who are in these Wireless 2.0 designated buildings (or noted surrounding areas) are encouraged to open up their laptops, search for the new "psu" network identifier, and try out the next generation of the Penn State Wireless service!
More information about each of Penn State's wireless services, including instructions and locations, is available at http://wireless.psu.edu/.
Departmental inquiries or requests for the new 2.0 service should be submitted through the Service Inquiry Form at https://www4.tns.its.psu.edu/generalInfo/inquiryForm.cfm or by calling 814-865-1696.
For more information, please contact Julie Eble (jde2@psu.edu).
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