Wireless access at Indiana University and Purdue University

On this page:

• Introduction
• Instructions for Purdue users at IU
• Instructions for IU users at Purdue

Introduction

A partnership between Indiana University and Purdue University greatly expands wireless network access for members of each community. IU visitors to Purdue campuses and Purdue visitors to IU campuses can make seamless wireless network connections using their wireless laptops or personal digital assistants (PDAs) as if they were on one of their own campuses.

This capability uses the I-Light network, which connects the IU Bloomington, IUPUI, and Purdue West Lafayette campuses to each other and to Internet2. Purdue students, faculty, and staff can access the wireless network at IUB and IUPUI, and IUB and IUPUI students, faculty, and staff can access the Purdue wireless network.

Instructions for Purdue users at IU

If you are within range of the "IU Wireless" network at Indiana University Bloomington or IUPUI, you should be able to make a VPN connection to the Purdue VPN server. For information about how to do this, see Purdue's VPN instructions.

A list of UITS-supported wireless sites at IUB and IUPUI is available on the UITS wireless sites page.

Instructions for IU users at Purdue

If you have used your computer to access the wireless network at Indiana University Bloomington or IUPUI using IU's VPN, you will be able to connect via the wireless network at Purdue University without changing your configuration. The Purdue network is named PAL2.0-Instruction, and if you are within range of this network, you should be able to make a VPN connection to IU the same as you would using wireless at IUB or IUPUI.

Note: If you are not within range of the PAL2.0-Instruction network, you may see a window telling you that none of your trusted wireless networks are available and asking if you want to associate with some other network (i.e., not PAL2.0-Instruction). Answer "no"; other networks are not supported and you will not be able to connect with your IU credentials. Also, in Windows, if you have your Network Connections control panel set to automatically join any available network (this is the default), you may find yourself connected to a network other than PAL2.0-Instruction. In this case, the network is also not supported.

For more information, see:

• List of buildings at Purdue with supported wireless coverage
• Map indicating buildings with wireless access (PDF)

For instructions on how to configure your computer to use IU's VPN, see The basics of VPN at IU.

Also see:

• At IU, how do I connect to the Internet?
• The basics of VPN at IU
• Making a wireless connection to IU's network