Dalhousie University Libraries - Wireles Connections
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Wireless Connections

The Dalhousie University Libraries now have wireless network computing facilities for students, staff and faculty.

Library Databases | Printing | Technical Assistance | What will I have access to? | Word Processing/Spreadsheet Software

Where in the Libraries are the wireless zones?
  • Ask staff in the Libraries if you are unable to get a wireless network connection.
  • Kellogg Health Sciences Library: All of the Library and most of the Link. Coverage also extends outside the building between Tupper and the Forrest Building.
  • Killam Library: Most areas of floors 1 through 5.
  • Sir James Dunn Law Library: Most of the Library - Corners of the fourth floor are not covered. Atrium in front of the Library & the North side of the Student Lounge (closest to the Library)
  • Sexton Library: All of the Library.
What do I need to use wireless on campus?
Will I have to use the proxy service to get access to electronic library collections?
  • If you use the VPN client, no you do not need to. If not however, you will be required to enter your Dal NetID & password to use the proxy service. Instructions on using the Proxy Server are available on the Libraries web site.
I am not a member of Dalhousie. Can I use the wireless network?
  • No. Only those with valid Dalhousie ID cards are eligible for this service.
If I am having technical problems, where can I go for help?
  • Library staff are unable to provide any technical assistance in setting up your PC/Laptop or in using the wireless connection.
  • You may contact either of the Dalhousie Help Desks:
    Help Desk, Basement of Killam Library
         Hours of Opening/Phone #

    Help Desk, DalTech
         Hours of Opening/Phone #
  • If you have difficulty following the instructions for Using Windows to Access the Library Databases, you may call Library Systems at 494-3631 between 8:30am - 4:30pm weekdays or at the DalTech Library at 494-3121 between 8:00am and 4:00 pm weekdays.
I want to print out my work. How do I do this?
  • After saving your work to a floppy disk, you can take it to the Learning Commons or any computer lab with printing facilities on campus for printing. Check here for a list of labs with the facilities available and here for the facilities available in the Learning Commons.
  • If you have an account on a Novell server on campus (which most students do), you may send the print job to the networked printer you normally use.
I need access to software that I don't own or is not installed on my laptop (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, etc.) Can I connect to any of the microcomputer lab servers on campus so I can use that software?
  • Maybe. If you already have an individual username/password for that server, you may be able to use the software on it. You must also have the software to connect to that server (i.e. Novell Client, Appletalk etc)