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Commonwealth University provides a 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

Two wireless networks are available for your use, "bloomu-secure" and "bloomu".

bloomu-secure

This is the preferred wireless network for faculty, staff, and students, and will provide encryption to protect your data from eavesdropping. If you do not see it listed as an available network or receive an error message stating that it is unsupported, your device isn't capable of using the advanced encryption it offers.

If you are prompted for network settings while connecting, here's what you need to know:

  • Security type: WPA2 Enterprise
  • Encryption type: AES
  • Mode: Automatic
  • EAP method: PEAP
  • Phase 2 authentication: MSCHAPv2
  • Trusted root certificate authority: DigiCert Global Root CA
  • Server name: auth.wireless.bloomu.edu
  • CA certificate: Use system certificates
  • Domain: bloomu.edu
  • Username or Identity: Your full CU account username, such as flast@commonwealthu.edu, abc12345@huskies.bloomu.edu, abc1234@lockhaven.edu, or lastfm12@mansfield.edu
  • Anonymous identity: (leave blank)
  • Password: Your CU account password
bloomu

This network should be used by guests and any devices unable to support encryption. It does not require any special configuration.

Requirements

  • WiFi (802.11a/g/n/ac/ax) capable device (laptop, tablet, or smartphone)
  • An active Faculty/Staff/Student university account or guest account
  • WPA-2 Enterprise security protocol support and PEAP authentication protocol support (secure network only)

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 802.11ax standard will achieve the fastest speeds. Older WiFi devices not capable of supporting 802.11ax 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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