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Using Your Laptop or Wireless PDA in the Library and Medical Center

Network connections and wireless access points for laptops are available in the Medical and EPH Libraries. Wireless access is also available at other locations in the Medical Center and on Yale's central campus. All devices must be registered with ITS (Yale Information Technology Services) before they will work on the university network.  For those users without wireless capability, the Library loans external wireless cards for use while in the Library.

Wired Network Access
Who is eligible to register a device?
Wireless Network Access
Borrowing a Wireless Card for use in the Medical Library
Printing to Medical Library Printers
Wireless PDAs

WIRED NETWORK ACCESS
Wired Ethernet jacks are available in the Medical and the EPH Libraries and live connections are marked with a label next to the connection. Ethernet cables are connected to the jacks so you shouldn't need to bring your own cable.
  • The Medical Library has two carrels in the periodical room with ethernet jacks and cables. Several jacks with cables are located on the computer tables in the center of the Information Room.
  • EPH Library has several carrels with ethernet jacks.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER A DEVICE?
Faculty and Staff may use the wired jacks only if their laptop's ethernet port is registered for use on the Yale network. Network access for faculty and staff is a billable service provided through ITS. See Wireless Networking at Yale for information on registering faculty or staff wireless devices for use on the Yale wireless network.

Students may use either the wired or wireless network with their personal laptop. School of Medicine students may register up to three Ethernet devices (e.g., wired ethernet port, wireless card, WiFi-enabled PDA).

Medical School students needing assistance should contact Jason Reinstedler, Computer Support Specialist (jason.reinstedler@yale.edu, 785-5770) or go to the ITS Computing and Media Center. Yale School of Nursing Students should contact Dan Staffieri in the YSN Computer Lab (daniel.staffieri@yale.edu, 785-5405)
WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS
The Medical and EPH Libraries are among the locations on the Medical School Campus which offer access to Yale's wireless network. The network supports the 802.11b and 802.11g Wi-Fi standards. All wireless cards must be registered and properly configured to gain access to the wireless network. A VPN (Virtual Private Networking) connection is also required for the Medical Center portion of the Yale University wireless network. Read on for details ...
Connecting to Yale's Wireless Network
Your wireless card may detect several networks in the vicinity when you turn on your computer's wireless card. You should select the network identified as yale wireless. You also might need to set your "Computer Name" so that it has a unique name on the Yale network. ITS-MED recommends that you set the computer name to your NETID.

Students can get assistance configuring their wireless connections from Jason Reinstedler, Computer Support Specialist (jason.reinstedler@yale.edu, 785-5770) or from the ITS Computing and Media Center.

Wireless Coverage Areas in the Medical Center
        Wireless access points are active throughout much of the university portion of the Medical Center campus. There is also access to the university wireless network in the Yale-New Haven Hospital atrium. General coverage areas are:

VPN (Virtual Private Networking) Requirement for Wireless Networking
Wireless networking is potentially less secure than wired network connections. To increase security on the wireless network, ITS-MED now requires a VPN connection for all users of the Yale wireless network on the Medical School campus.  The VPN service can be used by any Yale University employee or affiliate with an activated NETID.   You must use your NetID and NetID password to download the VPN software and then to login into the VPN each time you make a connection on the wireless network anywhere at Yale.  For more Information, see Getting and using the VPN Client software

Borrowing a Wireless Card for use in the Library
You may borrow an external PCMCIA wireless card for use while in the Library. Eligibility and procedures are explained on the page Wireless Loaner Cards in the Medical Library

Printing to the Library's Printers
 You can print to designated Medical Library printers from your laptop (standard per page fee applies). You just need to be connected to the network, wired or wireless. Get the details on how to Print from your Laptop.

Wireless PDAs
PDAs with WiFi capability may be used on the Yale wireless network. The device's ethernet address must be registered as with any other device and the same eligibility rules apply. PDAs also must use a VPN client for Web access. More details about using a Palm or PocketPC are available on the Medical Library's Web-based PDA Resources page