Bucks students now have access
to wireless internet at the Newtown
campus.
The library at Bucks is now home
to a set of laptop computers compatible
with the school’s wireless
internet program.
These laptops can be borrowed
while inside the library.
Professor Marilyn Puchalski of
teaching and learning technologies
said, “The Bucks staff is in the midst
of trying to get approval for the borrowing
of college owned laptops
outside of the library,” she said.
“The reason for using these laptops
is because they are guaranteed to
connect.”
Personal computer log-ins are
now available, however some
users may have difficulties adapting
to the guidelines for the wireless
connection.
The personal computers must
first have virus protection and upto-
date network servers. If you
have trouble connecting your personal
computer to the wireless
internet service, the third floor of
the library has a technology learning
center to help with connection
problems.
The wireless system works
alongside the personal student login
that began last spring. After the
student database has been logged
into, the server redirects to yet
another program.
Finally, there is one more student
log-in that uses the same username
and password as a normal log-in..
Michael Russo, 21, a business
administration major from Bensalem
said, “I just want to know
where I can get it.”
The best locations at Bucks to
access the wireless network with a
PC are the library, Gateway,
Founders, Rollins, and the Music
Multimedia lobby.
These are locations where students
most frequently congregate.
At the new Lower Bucks Campus,
the wireless internet was seamlessly
built into the whole school
and is accessible at all corners of the
campus. Puchalski said, “They
went from a technology wasteland
to nirvana.”
The main goal of the administration
is to achieve similar wireless
access on all three campuses however,
the Upper Bucks Campus
does not have wireless internet
because that location lacks a fiber
connection.
The planned renovations of the
campus will include the installation
of new internet systems allowing
for a wireless connection.
Once the renovation is complete,
the borrowing of college owned
computers will be available.