Wireless Network

Access to the wireless network is restricted to students, faculty, and staff. You can connect using an unencrypted connection WUFI or a secure, encrypted connection LAW-S and WUFI-S. We recommend that you use LAW-S whenever possible. This will guarantee that you will be able to access Law School specific Databases. WUFI-S will function perfectly inside and outside the Law School. It is also widely available throughout the University at large. The WUFI-S network is simply not registered with our IP based subscription and if non-law students access these database we would be violating our contractual agreements.

WUFI requires you to logon each time you access the wireless network; WUFI-S and LAW-S will logon automatically without being prompted to do so.

WUFI:

  • Instructions: Open, unencrypted access. Protocols using clear text passwords are not allowed (Telnet, POP, SMTP, etc.)

LAW-S and WUFI-S: 
These networks requires your laptop to have a secure wireless client installed that supports EAP-TTLS. Law-S and WUFI-S installer is exactly the same. It will create the wireless networks and set all the necessary configurations. The installer is different depending on your operating system. Select the installer that matches your OS. The Law School highly recommends that you use the Windows Wireless manager (Instructions to enable Windows Wireless Manager).  

 

Windows XP and Vista:
Select the link below and choose 'Save' from the dialogue. Once you have saved the application, double click it to run the setup.

Once the file is downloaded and saved you will need to follow the links below for your specific operating system to complete the wireless configuration.

  • LAW-S (XP instructions)
  • LAW-S (Vista instructions)

 

Mac OS X

Coverage
The Law School has complete wireless coverage. Wireless network access is also available throughout the Washington University campus for devices that support 802.11a/b/g wireless standards. You are required to logon before you can access any resources, using your Law School username follow by "@law" (e.g. asmith@law) and password.

Other campus locations for wireless access can be found on the NTS Wireless page.

Problems Connecting to Wireless Network

If you're having problems connecting to the wireless network after following the instructions above, please stop by the Law School computer lab with your laptop.

 

Computer Services