Wireless Network Access Guide

Wireless Internet access is offered to CSUN students, faculty, staff, and guests of the university from most campus locations.

For most users, gaining access to the CSUN wireless network can be done in three easy steps:

Quick Wireless Access Instructions

1. Windows 2000, XP, and Vista Users:  Double-click the wireless icon in the system tray, select "csun", and then launch a web browser to login using your CSUN Username and Password.
2. Macintosh Users:  Click the Airport icon from the Menu bar, select "csun", and then launch a web browser to login using your CSUN Username and Password.
3. Smartphone/PDA Users:  If you do not have a data service plan and your smartphone/PDA is Wi-Fi capable; select the wireless network icon on your device and select "csun", then launch a web browser and login using your CSUN Username and Password.

Detailed connection instructions are included below for Windows Vista, XP, 2000, and Macintosh OS X.

 

NOTE: The CSUN wireless network does not provide a secure connection to the Internet. To do anything other than basic web browsing, it is highly recommended that users first connect to the CSUN Virtual Private Network (VPN).  Click www.csun.edu/it/services/vpnmain.html for instructions on how to connect to the VPN.

 

Detailed Wireless Access Instructions

Windows XP & Windows 2000

Windows Vista

Macintosh OS X

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FAQ

 

Windows XP & 2000

To set up your Windows XP or Windows 2000 laptop to access the CSUN wireless network:

1. Double-click the Wireless icon.
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3. The Wireless Network Connection dialog displays for you to choose a wireless network.
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2. Select csun and click Connect.

A warning dialog displays the message “You are connecting to an unsecured network.”

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3. Click Connect Anyway.
4. Close the Choose a wireless network dialog by clicking the X in upper right-hand corner.
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5. Open a web browser, for example, Internet Explorer, and enter your CSUN Username and Password on the Wireless Network Login page.

Windows Vista

To set up your Windows Vista laptop to access the CSUN wireless network:

1. Double-click the Wireless icon.
2. 

1. The Wireless networks are available dialog displays and indicates that you are Not Connected.
2. Click Connect to a network.
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4. The Connect to a Network dialog displays.
3. Select csun and click Connect.
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5. A warning dialog displays the message “csun is an unsecured network.”
4. Click Connect Anyway.
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6. The Connect to a network dialog displays the message “Successfully connected."
5. Select the Save this Network check box and click Close.
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7. The Set Network Location dialog displays.
6. Select Public Location.
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7. Open a web browser, for example, Internet Explorer, and enter your CSUN Username and Password on the Wireless Network Login page.

Macintosh OS X 

To set up your Apple Macintosh laptop to access the CSUN wireless network:

1. Click on the Airport icon on your Menu Bar at the top right-hand corner of your screen.
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2. Select csun.
3. Open a web browser, for example, Safari, and enter your CSUN Username and Password on the Wireless Network Login page.

Need Help?

If you have any difficulty accessing the CSUN wireless network, contact the IT Help Desk by phone at (818) 677-1400, by email to helpdesk@csun.edu or visit the Walk-In Center in the Oviatt Library, Room 29, Garden Level.