Wi-Fi Wireless Internet Access

Secure (Encrypted) Wi-Fi Service

Name: CSUMB

Insecure (Unencrypted) Wi-Fi Service

Name: CSUMB Guest

AKA : Wi-Fi, Wireless Internet, Wireless networking

PURPOSE: CSUMB provides Wi-Fi 802.11 services throughout the Main Campus (Wi-Fi coverage map). This allows laptops equipped with 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n hardware to access the network resources wirelessly. No need to plug your laptop into an Ethernet jack on the wall. Most laptops today come with Wi-Fi hardware capable of 802.11b (maximum of 11 Mbps) or 802.11g (maximum of 54 Mbps) or 802.11n (100+ Mbps). Some locations on campus, such as the new Library, also support the higher speed 802.11n Wi-Fi networking.

The CSUMB Wi-Fi service comes in two variants.

• The "CSUMB" Wi-Fi provides the same services with the added benefit of data that is transmitted across a secure, encrypted connection. This ensures that your data will not be compromised as it is transmitted wirelessly through the air from your computer to the network. IT@CSUMB recommends that the "CSUMB" service be used at all times. Using the "CSUMB" service is that you only need to log into the wireless once and can move freely about campus without reauthentication. 
• The "CSUMB Guest" Wi-Fi service provides Wi-Fi services but without encryption. Customers using just the "CSUMB Guest" service must authenticate every time they change location on campus.

Wi-Fi service configuration instructions:

• CSUMB Wi-Fi configuration instructions for CSUMB-supported operating systems (includes encryption).

• CSUMB Guest Wi-Fi configuration instructions (without encryption). The "CSUMB Guest" Wi-Fi service should only be used if your device does not support "CSUMB Guest" or you require guest wireless access.