Network Connections

LTU provides network connections on-campus and in North and South housing apartments and remotely via VPN for students, faculty, staff and/or visitors. Directions for connecting to wireless networks and troubleshooting wireless connection issues can be found lower on this page.

 



Connection Types

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How to Connect - PDF Guides

Windows 10
MacOSX 10.5+
Phones
Alternate Gaming Connections

On-Campus Connections

Wireless

  • LTU Network should be used by any device that need to access LTU resources (i.e. network printers or shared drives). The LTU Network is a secure connection that requires an LTU campus username and password.
  • LTU Guest connection should be used for any device that does not require access to LTU resources (i.e. smartphone, gaming devices, iPads etc…). The LTU Guest connection is open to all with no login required.

Campus Housing Connections

Wired

  • North housing has two wired Ethernet jacks in each bedroom.
  • North housing living room wired jacks are inactive.
  • South housing has at least 1 wired jack in bedrooms.
  • Reuss housing has one wired jack in each room.
  • East housing has one wired jack in each room.
  • Additionally, each housing in-room access point has 4 Ethernet ports available on the bottom of the unit.
  • Please use wired connections whenever possible for greater reliability.

Wireless

  • Each room in housing has it's own designated wireless access point for wireless. The access points are wall mounted in a communal location within the room. Each in-room access point has 4 Ethernet ports located on the bottom of the unit for additional wired connections.
  • LTU Network should be used by any device that need to access LTU resources (i.e. network printers or shared drives). The LTU Network is a secure connection that requires an LTU campus username and password.
  • LTU Guest connection should be used for any device that does not require access to LTU resources (i.e. smartphone, gaming devices, iPads etc…). The LTU Guest connection is open to all with no login required.
  • Directions for connecting various devices to the LTU wireless connections can be found below.

VPN Access

VPN

You can use your laptop or desktop to connect to Lawrence Tech’s network resources from off campus by using the Lawrence Tech VPN (Virtual Private Network) Service. Lawrence Tech’s VPN service allows University faculty, staff, and students to securely “tunnel” in and access network resources as if they were on campus.

How to install and connect to the VPN and DUO

  • ArcGIS
  • Autodesk
  • Catia V6
  • City Engine
  • Comsol
  • MathCAD
  • Mimics
  • Rhino 5
  • RhinoCAM
  • RISA 3D
  • Siemens NX
  • Solidworks
  • Spartan



Which connection should I use?

  • Use a wired connections whenever possible for greater reliability.
  • The LTU Network connection should be used by any device that need to access LTU resources (i.e. network printers, shared drives, LTU websites, or network licensed software). The LTU Network is a secure connection that requires an LTU campus username and password. If you need to use network licensed software while off campus, please see the VPN(Global Protect) access instructions above.
  • The LTU Guest connection should be used for any device that does not require access to LTU resources such as those above (i.e. smartphone, gaming devices, iPads etc…). The LTU Guest connection is open to all with no login required.

What if I am still having trouble connecting?

If you are using a  LTU provided laptop on campus or in your dorms and your internet connection is less than adequate you can try these steps:

  1. Search and open the Control Panel.
  2. Open Network and Sharing Center.
  3. From the left-hand side of window, click Change Adapter Settings
  4. Right-click on the Wi-Fi adapter, and choose Properties.
  5. Click the Configure button.
  6. On the Properties window, click on the Advanced tab.
  7. From the list on the left, choose Preferred Band.
  8. From the Value drop-down menu, choose Prefer 5.2GHz band.
  9. Click the OK button.

If you need any assistance changing these settings, please visit the Help Desk (Contact Us). Additionally, you can make this setting change on any personal wireless devices, if the wireless card has this feature.



Additional troubleshooting steps

Determine if it’s a connectivity or browser specific issue.

  • If you are on campus, try using another browser or accessing other network resources, such as printers or shared drives.
  • If you can connect to other Internet sites or network resources, the problem may be with the site you are trying to access.

See if you can connect from a different area of campus or from off campus.

  • The problem may be specific to your location.

If you are connected but having problems or if you’re getting a “limited or no connectivity” message, try repairing your connection.

  • Click on Start and then Control Panel.
  • Click on Internet and Network Connections.
  • In the Internet and Network Connections window, click on the Network Connections icon toward the bottom of the window.
  • Right click on your wireless Internet icon and click Repair.

If you prefer to repair this manually, open a Command window.

  • Click Start /Run… In the Run… window, type cmd and click OK.
  • From the Command window, see if you have an IP address by entering the command: ipconfig/all
  • Then remove any IP address you may have by entering this command: ipconfig/release
  • When this command completes, try and acquire a new IP address. Enter: ipconfig/renew.

Make sure that your Internet connection can obtain an IP address dynamically.

  • Open the Control Panel and then Network Connections.
  • Right click on the wireless network icon and click on Properties.
  • In menu box that says “This connection uses the following items,” scroll to the last item and select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
  • With this selected, click the Properties button.
  • Make sure that the radio button which reads “Obtain an IP address automatically” is selected.
  • Make sure that the radio button which reads “Obtain DNS server address automatically” is selected.
  • Then click OK and exit.

Update your wireless network driver.

  • If you have had your laptop for several years, the driver may be outdated.
  • The Help Desk can update the network drivers for laptops that we distribute to students and faculty.
  • If you have a personally owned laptop, please download the network driver from the manufacturer’s website and follow their instructions for installation.
  • Open an elevated command prompt (Search for cmd, right-click and choose run as administrator)
  • On the DOS window, type: ipconfig/flushdns (and hit enter)
  • On the DOS window, type: netsh int ip reset (and hit enter)
  • On the DOS window, type: netsh winsock reset (and hit enter)
  • Restart the computer and try to connect again