Authenticating yourself
Once you have a connection to one of our access points, start a web browser
on your PC and direct it to any site. Our wireless system will first
automatically direct you to a login screen, as shown to the right.
Department of Physics and Astronomy - Computer Facilities
Introduction
Wireless access is available in many areas of the Physics Department
for authorized users. We are in
the process of adding more access points to extend coverage throughout the
entire department.
To use this system, your web browser must have javascript enabled and accept cookies.
Some security considerations
Information you enter during the authentication step described below
is encrypted before leaving your PC. Encryption uses an "SSL certificate",
and your browser may ask you to accept the validity of this certificate,
which is issued by "physics-login.rutgers.edu". You must accept the
certificate to use this service.
Getting a connection
The wireless access points in the Physics Department use the SSID
"Physics-LAWN". Your PC should
allow you to see a list of all nearby access points. Select the one
with SSID "Physics-LAWN" that shows the strongest signal. If you do not
see any access points with this SSID, please contact
wireless@physics.rutgers.edu
and let us know where you are located.
Authenticating yourself
Once you have a connection to one of our access points, start a web browser
on your PC and direct it to any site. Our wireless system will first
automatically direct you to a login screen, as shown to the right.
There are four options for authenticating yourself, selectable from the pull down menu on the "Status:" line. Select the one that applies, and enter authentication information as follows:
Select this option if you have an account on the Rutgers Physics Department Sun cluster. Enter the username of that account and its password.
Select this option if you are a visitor with a Kerberos account at Fermilab. Enter your Kerberos username and password. (Do not include "@FNAL.GOV" with the username.)
Select this option if you are a visitor and the mail server at your home instituion has been registered with us. Enter your full email address as used by that server, and the password you use to access your mail on that server.
Select this option if an individual username/password has been created for you. To arrange for the creation of a username/password, please contact wireless@physics.rutgers.edu.
The software used by this system was written by the Rutgers Laboratory for Compter Science Research and has been provided by them.