Article Intended For
Penn State faculty, staff, and students that would like to connect their Windows device to either the psu or eduroam wireless networks.
Introduction
Windows devices require complex configuration to connect to the Penn State's authenticated Wi-Fi networks. Penn State partners with SecureW2 to assist in setup. The following instructions will walk you through the process of downloading and installing the necessary software.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Install Wireless
- Connect to a Wi-Fi network with Internet access. If on campus, psu-guest is recommended.
- If you connect to psu-guest, when the welcome page loads, click "Accept & Connect" to get Internet access.
- Open a web browser and go to wireless.psu.edu. This will take you to the SecureW2 site.
- When the page loads, confirm that it says Windows. If it does not, use the picklist at the bottom right of the page to select Windows.
- Click the JoinNow button.
- Go to your Downloads folder.
- Open the wireless file "WiFi_Pennsylvania_State_University_Wrapper" that you downloaded.
- Enter your Access Account ID in the format: abc1234@psu.edu
- Enter your Access Account password.
- Click Next.
- Once "Joined" is displayed, click Done.
- If the psu network is in range, you should connect to it automatically. You will have to manually connect to the eduroam network.
Uninstall Wireless
Note: It is not necessary to uninstall SecureW2 in order to reinstall. The installer will overwrite existing files.
- Click on the Start Menu (bottom left is the default location.)
- Click on Settings
- Click on Apps. (Or Apps and Features, depending on some versions of Windows.)
- Scroll down to find Penn State SecureW2.
- Right-click and uninstall. (You might have to type in your Admin or System password.)