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Commonwealth University provides aan 802.11a/g/n/ac/ax wireless network deployed across the Bloomsburg campus. This network is accessible to all faculty, staff, students, and guests.

Accessing the Wireless Network

CU Online

This is the preferred wireless network is available for personal devices belonging to faculty, staff, and students, and guests. It will provide capable clients with encryption to protect your data from eavesdropping. To connect, simply select the "CU Online" network on your device. If you are prompted to log in, use your full CU account username (flast@commonwealthu.edu or abc12345@commonwealthu.edu).

CU Managed

All University-managed devices are automatically configured to connect to this wireless network. It shouldis not be necessary to reconfiguremanually theseconfigure university-managed devices, and doing so may cause problems.

The "CU Managed" network will not work on personal devices.

Requirements

  • WiFi (802.11a/g/n/ac/ax) capable device (laptop, tablet, or smartphone)
  • An active Faculty/Staff/Student university account or guest account

Performance

To ensure the best possible performance of official university services, personal wireless access points and wireless routers are not permitted. If network personnel determine that a rogue wireless device is the source of interference, it will be disabled and removed from the university network.

WiFi is a shared service and can be affected by many factors, such as:

  • Activity from other people on the same access point
  • Interference from other devices (such as wireless speakers, wireless game controllers, and devices using bluetooth)
  • Personal WiFi access points or routers

Your device's connection speed also depends on the WiFi technology it supports. Devices supporting the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard will achieve the fastest speeds. Older WiFi devices not capable of supporting Wi-Fi 6 will work, but at a reduced speed.

Coverage

Indoor locations:

  • All academic buildings
  • Most administrative buildings
  • All residence halls and campus apartments

Outdoor locations:

  • Academic Quad
  • Behind the Student Services Center (SSC)
  • Between Navy Hall (NH), Haas Center for the Arts (HCA), and Bakeless Center for the Humanities (BCH)
  • Between Ben Franklin Hall (BFH) and Hartline Science Center (HSC)
  • Between Luzerne Residence Hall (LRH) and Northumberland Residence Hall (NRH)

Outdoor coverage may be available in other areas, but will not be reliable.

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