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Wireless Internet Access

Grossmont College Library is now offering wireless Internet access to students, faculty, and staff. notebook connecting to the internet

We have provided this service for those who are able to make use of wireless connections.  We encourage you to use it to the best of your computer's capabilities.  However, due to the complexity and variety of equipment and settings that each individual may have, we cannot provide support on an individual basis.  If your computer cannot connect, we suggest you use one of the computer stations provided in the Library or Tech Mall.

Use of the wireless hotspots is subject to and included under the provisions of the District Computer Systems/User Rights & Responsibilities Procedure .

In order to use the service you will need:
 

  • Internet Explorer 6 or 7 (we have installed new equipment that can handle IE 7 without making any changes to your settings) 
  • your own computing device (laptop or PDA)
  • a wireless network card that is IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g compliant
  • a valid Grossmont College or Cuyamaca College account (the same username and password you use for campus email and network logon)

Internet access only, no printing.

Instructions for connecting your computer to the wireless network:

  1. Choose a place to sit that is near the center of the library on either the first or second floor.  The closer you are to the center of the library, the stronger the wireless signal will be.
  2. Turn on your computer.
  3. Launch Internet Explorer
    You can use Firefox or other browsers once you're logged on, but please use Internet Explorer to log on. 
  4. If a Security Alert dialog box appears, click on the OK button to continue.
  5. You will see this logon page:

    logon page
  6. Login using your Grossmont or Cuyamaca Username and password (the same one you use for campus email and network logon).

    Username: firstname.lastname
    Password:  6 digit pin

If you have comments, problems or suggestions about our wireless service, please contact us.

 

Other wireless hot spots are available in the Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District.