the only advantage, really, is that it's secure and you don't have to log in every time. reception-wise i've found the normal one to be marginally better.
basically you just download a client to handle the authentication and use your own username/pwd.
sfu surrey has instructions for it but it's a little outdated so I wrote updated instructions for windows a while ago. If you're on a mac, I have no idea if surrey's stuff is up to date, but even if it's outdated it should still be pretty accurate.
the only advantage, really, is that it's secure and you don't have to log in every time. reception-wise i've found the normal one to be marginally better.
basically you just download a client to handle the authentication and use your own username/pwd.
sfu surrey has instructions for it but it's a little outdated so I wrote updated instructions for windows a while ago. If you're on a mac, I have no idea if surrey's stuff is up to date, but even if it's outdated it should still be pretty accurate.
Cool blog there.
I always thought SFU Secure requires additional hardware. Back in my first year, I clicked around to see what it was and it says I needed to buy something from the SFU Micro Computer store or something. Guess it's different now.
I always thought SFU Secure requires additional hardware. Back in my first year, I clicked around to see what it was and it says I needed to buy something from the SFU Micro Computer store or something. Guess it's different now.
i think it still says that somewhere, but iirc it's just for connecting to wireless at all if you don't have a card built in.
Just make sure if you're to use your laptop in your lecture, it's for productive and educational reasons =P.. my MATH 151 prof kicked someone out of the lecture because he was doing something else (no idea what).. haha
It really depends on where you are in SFU. In my three years of rotting up here, I noticed a few hot spots and dead zones.
Hot spots... 1.) West Mall Complex 2.) Much of the 2st and 3nd floor of the AQ 3.) Library
Dead zone... 1.) RCB 2.) Shrum Science Center 3.) East side of the AQ, 5th floor and up. (Signal there is so weak that it is not worth the trouble)
Yeah, and make sure your Professor is OK with laptops. I finally had a professor that dislikes laptops and I now take my notes in his class with pen and paper.
Surrey and Harbour Center I believe are all covered everywhere.
For Burnaby, there's wireless coverage maps which also doubles as the best campus map you'll ever find, with searchable room numbers for almost the whole campus. Need to log in to view.
It really depends on where you are in SFU. In my three years of rotting up here, I noticed a few hot spots and dead zones.
Hot spots... 1.) West Mall Complex 2.) Much of the 2st and 3nd floor of the AQ 3.) Library
Dead zone... 1.) RCB 2.) Shrum Science Center 3.) East side of the AQ, 5th floor and up. (Signal there is so weak that it is not worth the trouble)
Yeah, and make sure your Professor is OK with laptops. I finally had a professor that dislikes laptops and I now take my notes in his class with pen and paper.
Taylor? No, the Prof I am refering to is Prof. Dutton of the Humanities Department. Thanks for the heads-up though, I will avoid Prof. Taylor's class now.
closer you sit to the front the better marks you get, because in the back you get the best reception and have the most distractions
i've seen guys watching actual full movies before in first and second year during lectures...thats fine and all but why bother? why not find some lounge chair thats comfortable and watch there?
Should try SFUNET-SECURE, good signal virtually everywhere. If you set it up, you don't even need to log in everytime before you use the internet, just flick the WiFi switch and it's on.
I'm on SFUNET-SECURE as we speak =) It's great, there's also less people connected to this one as opposed to the other so it's a bit better So long as you set it up according to the cshen.net instructions, you'll be fine. All you need is your SFU ID and password (that you usually use to log into the unsecure connection)
all of sfu's wireless networks use the same antennas so the coverage should be the same, there's slight variations but it's not significant. if all you care about is coverage then it's not worth your effort to setup sfunet-secure. The other benefits (secure and auto-login) are compelling reasons though.
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basically you just download a client to handle the authentication and use your own username/pwd.
sfu surrey has instructions for it but it's a little outdated so I wrote updated instructions for windows a while ago. If you're on a mac, I have no idea if surrey's stuff is up to date, but even if it's outdated it should still be pretty accurate.
I always thought SFU Secure requires additional hardware. Back in my first year, I clicked around to see what it was and it says I needed to buy something from the SFU Micro Computer store or something. Guess it's different now.
Hot spots...
1.) West Mall Complex
2.) Much of the 2st and 3nd floor of the AQ
3.) Library
Dead zone...
1.) RCB
2.) Shrum Science Center
3.) East side of the AQ, 5th floor and up. (Signal there is so weak that it is not worth the trouble)
Yeah, and make sure your Professor is OK with laptops. I finally had a professor that dislikes laptops and I now take my notes in his class with pen and paper.
Stupid 3 hour lecture in there hahaha... *sadface
In the B and C big lecture halls, there's only wireless if you sit at the very back.
For Burnaby, there's wireless coverage maps which also doubles as the best campus map you'll ever find, with searchable room numbers for almost the whole campus. Need to log in to view.
Can't get much in AQ3182 unless I sit nearer the top.. and even then it's pretty weak.
closer you sit to the front the better marks you get, because in the back you get the best reception and have the most distractions
i've seen guys watching actual full movies before in first and second year during lectures...thats fine and all but why bother? why not find some lounge chair thats comfortable and watch there?
I have a friend with the same laptop as me and she can connect but I can't argh argh argh!
I always get reception there :\
ahhhh i can't connect at all! not to the internet at least, whenever i go to a webpage the sfu log in prompt doesn't pop up for me! aarrggg
http://cshen.net/?p=24
It's great, there's also less people connected to this one as opposed to the other so it's a bit better
So long as you set it up according to the cshen.net instructions, you'll be fine. All you need is your SFU ID and password (that you usually use to log into the unsecure connection)