Guest Access to CSU's Wireless Network
Using a computer in the Lory Student Center
Two types of network connections are available in the Lory Student Center. The first is wireless and can be accessed by either someone affiliated with the University or a guest. The second is a hard wire connection which is only available in the meeting rooms upon request.
By using the CSU guest network, you agree to abide by the university's Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), which can be found here: http://www.acns.colostate.edu/?page=aup. Use of the CSU network may be monitored for AUP compliance and for general troubleshooting. Traffic on the CSU guest network is not encrypted, so be cautious about sending personal information over the network.
- Instructions for wireless access: Windows XP
- Instructions for wireless access: Mac OS X
Wireless Connection - Windows XP
CSU faculty/staff/student access
- To use the CSU faculty/staff/student wireless network, please go to http://www.acns.colostate.edu/?page=wireless for instructions.
Guest access
- To use the guest wireless network, you must obtain a temporary user name and password from a CSU faculty or staff member. All conference attendees should contact their Conference Coordinator from Conference Services for this access. Once you have your user name and password, you must manually set up a connection to the CSU wireless guest access. It will not show up automatically.
- Make sure you get a wireless signal to the CSU wireless network. Double click on the wireless icon
at the lower right of your screen. You should see the following:
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Click on “View Wireless Networks.”
You should see csu as an available network.
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Click on “Set up a wireless network…” on the left side.
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Click “Next”
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Enter csu-visitor as the SSID and click on “Next.”
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Click on “set up a network manually” and then “Next”
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Click on “Finish”
You should then see the csu-visitor network and can connect to it using the user name and password provided.
If you have any questions, please contact the ACNS help desk at 970-491-7276.
Wireless Connection - Mac OS X
CSU faculty/staff/student access
- To use the CSU faculty/staff/student wireless network, please go to http://www.acns.colostate.edu/?page=wireless for instructions.
Guest access
- To use the guest wireless network, you must obtain a temporary user name and password from a CSU faculty or staff member. All conference attendees should contact their Conference Coordinator from Conference Services for this access. Once you have your user name and password, you must manually set up a connection to the CSU wireless guest access. It will not show up automatically.
- Make sure you get a wireless signal to the CSU wireless network. Click on the wireless icon
at the upper right of your screen. You should see the following:
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You should see csu as an available network.
Click on “Other...”
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Enter csu-visitor as the SSID (Network Name) and click on “OK”
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Open a Web browser (e.g., Safari) and you will be redirected the above page.
Click “Sign Into The CSU Wireless Network as a Visitor”
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You should be able to enter the guest access user name and password provided. Click Submit to gain access to the csu-visitor network.
If you have any questions, please contact the ACNS help desk at 970-491-7276.

