SUNY New Paltz provides wireless network service and wireless printing for use by the students, faculty, and staff of the college.

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If your laptop or device has wireless network support you can now connect to the Internet in the following locations:

• Athletic and Wellness Center
• Bliss Hall
• Capen Hall
• Center for International Programs
• College Hall – Teaching and Learning Center, Honors Center only
• College Terrace
• Coykendall Science Building
• Dorsky Museum
• Esopus Hall
• Faculty Office Building
• Fine Arts Building
• Gage Hall
• Hanmer House
• Hasbrouck Dining Hall
• Hopfer Admissions and Alumni Center
• Humanities Building
• Jacobson Faculty Tower
• Lenape Hall
• Old Library Building
• Parker Theatre
• Resnick Engineering Hall
• Scudder Hall
• Service Building – 1st floor conference room only
• Smiley Art Building
• Smolen Observatory (and surrounding area)
• Sojourner Truth Library
• South Faculty Office Building
• Southern Classroom Building
• Southside House
• Student Union Building
• Teaching and Learning Center (College Hall)
• van den Berg Hall
• Welcome Center (HAB 1st Floor)
• Wooster Science Building – Ground/Basement Floor Offices, 2nd Floor Adjunct Center only

Official SUNY New Paltz wireless service is provided with the network name (SSID) “SUNY New Paltz”. You will need to tell your computer to connect to the “SUNY New Paltz” wireless network. After your computer connects to the wireless service you will need to open a web browser and attempt to visit a website such as “www.newpaltz.edu”. Your web browser should be redirected to the wireless login page. You will need to enter your NPCUID as the username and use your password on this site. Once you are logged in through this web page you will be able to access the Internet.

Guest Registration: Guests can register for a temporary NPCUID and thus be able to use wireless service for a limited time period. If you are on campus as part of an event please ask the event coordinator for a guest NPCUID username and password. Otherwise if you wish to obtain a guest NPCUID account please visit the Academic Computing office in WSB 1F.

Supported Wireless Standards: All wireless locations support the 802.11g and 802.11b wireless standards. When buying a Laptop or wireless adapter it is strongly recommended to buy one that supports ALL of the following wireless standards:

• 802.11a (5 Ghz)
• 802.11b (2.4 Ghz)
• 802.11g (2.4 Ghz)
• 802.11n (2.4 and 5 Ghz)

These wireless standards are often abbreviated together as “802.11abgn” or “ABGN Wifi”. Many “N wireless” devices are sold without 802.11a support. These are often labeled as being “802.11bgn” or “BGN”. While these devices will work they will be incapable of achieving future faster wireless speeds as we roll out support for the newer faster 802.11n standard. Getting a laptop with “A” support in addition to “N” support (as in “ABGN”) built in is a good way to add longevity to your wireless device.

Security Warning: Wireless service is currently completely unencrypted. Anyone in range could potentially see any unencrypted data sent from your laptop or other wireless device. The use of secure websites (https) and our VPN client is strongly recommended if any sensitive data is involved.

Windows XP

When you turn on your laptop or enter an area with wireless service Windows may will inform you that wireless service is available. You should see an icon in the notification area at the bottom of your screen with a picture of two computers screens. When you right-click on this icon you should see a popup menu with the option “View Available Wireless Networks”. Selecting this option should bring up a list of available wireless networks. Select the “SUNY New Paltz” wireless network and click Connect. Windows may warn you that the network is not secure. The wireless network currently offers no encryption so you will need to tell Windows that the connection should be allowed.

After a few seconds the connection to the wireless network should be ready. Open a web browser and sign into the login page with your NPCUID and password.

Windows Vista

The easiest way to connect to the wireless network is to click on the Start menu (the Windows logo on the bottom left-hand side of your screen) and select Connect To. You should then see a list of available networks. Select the “SUNY New Paltz” wireless network and click the Connect button. If Windows complains that you are attempting to connect to an “unsecured network” click the “Connect Anyway” button.

After a few seconds the connection to the wireless network should be ready. Open a web browser and sign into the login page with your NPCUID and password.

Getting Support

The quality of wireless support built into laptops, available as add-on adapters and built into wireless devices varies greatly. If you run into problems connecting or staying connected to the “SUNY New Paltz” or network please make sure you are using the newest version of drivers available for your wireless chipset. Also make sure to use the wireless network selection tool built into the operating system and not the tools made available by other parties such as Linksys and DLink.

If you are a student, guest, faculty or staff member using their own laptop or device and you need help with wireless network service please contact the Student Help Desk at 845-257-3597 (x3597).

If you are a faculty or staff member using college provided equipment please contact the Faculty/Staff Help Desk for support at 845-257-3449 (x3449).

Wireless Printing

Wireless Printing, referred to as Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), installation and printing instructions:

IPP printing is most useful for wireless devices, but it can be used for wired devices as well.

Point your browser to https://137.140.2.10/ipp for a list of printers that function via IPP. Your browser may complain about the website certificate. The certificate and site are trustworthy, so accept the certificate. Before installing any printers you must click on the iP“Install rint Client” link. Windows computers will give you the option of running the software or saving the software. If you choose SAVE, you will then need to find the file and then double click on it to run it. Choosing RUN saves you this step. MAC’s automatically save the file as a Disk iMaGe (DMG) file that you then click to execute. (NOTE: When you connect to the IPP website, the Client link is dynamically generated for your operating system. OS-X MAC’s will see the OS-X client, Linux machines will see the Linux client, etc.)

After installing the iPrint Client, you should close and restart your browser. Point your browser back to https://137.140.2.10/ippso that you may select a printer(s) from the list. The printer name identifies the printer location, model, and whether the printer offers color output. When you click on a printer, the website will ask you for your New Paltz Computer User ID (NPCUID) and password. Upon entering your NPCUID and password, the printer and its associated drivers will be downloaded and installed on your computer.

You are now ready to print:

When you print to an IPP printer, the printing subsystem will ask you to authenticate with, you guessed it, your NPCUID and password. Once you authenticate, the print job is associated with your user account, and the print job is accepted. You can then proceed to the print authorization website at https://137.140.2.10:8009/AuthJobs. Upon connecting to the authorization site you will be asked for your NPCUID and password. Once you enter your valid credentials, all your print jobs will be displayed to you along with your current print quota. Select the jobs that you wish to print and click on the print button. To see your updated print quota, click on the refresh button.