Wireless at Carleton is free for University students, faculty, staff and alumni. All you need is a laptop or PDA with a Wi-Fi compatible network interface card and a Carleton account (MyCarletonOne account or CUNET).
The Carleton University wireless network is currently available in key locations across campus. Wireless signs are posted.
There are three services available, CU-Wireless, CU-Internet and Eduroam.
Affiliates/guests sponsored by a faculty or staff member can also get an account at no cost. Commercial accounts for visitors to the Carleton campus will be available at a later date.
CU-Wireless Service
CU-Wireless provides encrypted (secure) access. Generally used to access private drives and printers, as well as to the Internet.
Instructions for CU-Wireless setup:
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista and 7
- Mac OS X
- Apple ipod/itouch
- Blackberry
- Mapping Windows Network Drives P: and W: ** Please note that you must be logged into CU-Wireless using your cunet account to map drives.
About CU-Wireless
The “CU–Wireless” service offers encryption of wireless traffic and provides secure access to the campus network. The network will authenticate users before access is allowed. This service uses WPA-based authentication and encryption to provide wireless security. In particular PEAP with MSCHAP v2 is used for authentication while TKIP is the encryption cipher. Keep in mind that although access between the campus network and end user is encrypted, accessing the Internet is still considered unsecured, and is dependent on security measures utilized by the website you are accessing.
CU-Internet Service
CU-Internet provides unencrypted (unsecured) access. Generally utilized to access the Internet only.
Instructions for CU-Internet setup:
About CU-Internet
The “CU–Internet” service does not offer encryption of wireless traffic, therefore any Internet activity should be considered as insecure. However, some websites on the Internet do provide some level of data encryption. Web sites performing sensitive transactions generally use an encryption protocol called SSL (Secure Socket Layer). You can confirm which web sites use SSL by looking at the URL. If SSL is in use, the URL will start with https:// (instead of http://) and any text (except the actual URL) will be encrypted between you and the web server.
Eduroam
Carleton University students, staff and faculty should only use the eduroam network while at partner institutions. While on campus, please use the CU-Wireless network.
Wireless Access to Printing
Please note that special wireless access to printers and network drives is permitted only from the library loaner laptops. Please visit Learning Commons for additional information.
Reliability
Wireless networks are subject to occasional interference and congestion, resulting in possible loss of transmission or slow response times. CCS closely monitors and proactively manages the network’s day-to-day operation through the Operations Control Centre (OCC) located in Robertson Hall. Please check the Support page for details on how to report problems.
Safety
Wireless LAN products need to be certified in North America by the FCC and Industry Canada. These spread-spectrum radio devices operate at a fraction of the recommended exposure requirements for cell phones. Manufacturers publish specifications for each piece of equipment. Each access point for example, only generates a maximum of 100 milliWatts (although this is reduced in many areas). Since WLAN products transmit only intermittently (rather than continuously) when in use, exposure is even more reduced. CCS closely monitors research concerning Radio Frequency safety, because it should not be compromised.
