Access for Stanford Visitors
Introduction
Stanford hosts many visitors on any given day. Some come to campus as potential students with their families, some are vendors on campus for meetings, some are alumni back to see how things have changed. Many visitors have enquired about a guest level of wireless access.
Stanford offers a solution that is now available for IT Services-managed wireless services. However, there are a number of wireless networks on campus that are not managed by IT Services. Schools and departments often provide their own wireless networks. The following information applies only to the Campus Wide Wireless Network managed by IT Services.
How To Get Guest Access
Visitors who come to campus with a wireless card may use the Campus Wide Wireless network if they find a Stanford community member to sponsor their access. The Stanford sponsor needs to visit: wirelessguest.stanford.edu to establish a SUNet ID sponsored guest account. This includes selecting a user name and a password for the guest. The length of the sponsorship ranges from one to 14 days. Guests visiting for more than two weeks will need to have a new guest account. IT Services tracks guest accounts to the sponsoring SUNet ID. If a report about misuse of the network by a guest is filed, the sponsor is responsible for their guest's behavior.
Accessing As a Guest
When guests come to a wireless area of campus, they need to open a browser; this will present them with a login page. They then use their sponsored guest user name and password to access the Campus Wide Wireless network. Once logged in, they'll be able to use Internet services, web browsing, and all of the normal internet functions, similar to using wireless at Starbucks or MacDonalds.
Similar to Starbucks or MacDonalds, guests don't have an SMTP server available to send email. Example: If a guest's email client normally connects via Earthlink, their SMTP settings will tell the Wireless network to use Earthlink to send mail. The Earthlink servers do not expect to see someone from a remote wireless system using their servers to send mail and will refuse the connection. The easiest way around this issue is to use Webmail services from their home ISP, if it offers the service.
IT Services is pleased to provide this sponsored wireless access to guests during their time on campus.
