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GWireless - GW Unplugged
Posted: 10:37 AM, Monday, February 10, 2003
Last Updated: 7:25 AM, Tuesday, May 13, 2008

GWireless is GW’s secure wireless network available on select locations on the Foggy Bottom, Mount Vernon, and Virginia campuses.

To use GWireless, you will need:

  • A computer with a Windows XP or Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4 (aka Tiger) operating system
  • A 802.11b or 802.11g wireless network card
  • GW’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) client downloaded and installed on your computer
  • Your GW NetID to log onto GWireless using the VPN client

How Tos
FAQs

Login with your GWMail username and password to download GWireless VPN installers for Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4 (aka Tiger). Other operating systems are not supported.

• Configure your for GWireless access.

Frequently Answered GWireless Questions

Access Points
Foggy Bottom Campus:
  • 1776 G St: LL119 computer lab and surrounding area
  • 1957 E St: 3rd floor lounge area
  • 1959 E Street: 11th Floor Penthouse South, 11th Floor Penthouse North
  • 2021 K Street
  • 2033 K Street
  • 2035 F St: Museum Studies
  • 2100 M Street
  • 2100 Pennsylvania Ave
  • 2127 G Street
  • 2140 Pennsylvania Ave
  • 2147 F Street
  • 1918 F Street
  • 825 21st Street
  • Academic Center: 2nd floor language lab, 4th floor South East Asian Languages, 5th floor writing center
  • Aston Hotel
  • Bell Hall: 207
  • Building D
  • City Hall: Lobby Area/Lobby Court
  • Crawford Hall: Lobby Area
  • Davis Hodgkins House
  • Duques Hall
  • Francis Scott Key (FSK) Hall: Basement Lounge
  • Fraternity Townhouse Row
  • Fulbright Hall: Lobby Area, TV Lounge
  • Funger Hall
  • Gelman Library
  • Guthridge Hall: Basement Lounge
  • Hall of Government: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th floors
  • Himmelfarb Library
  • HOVA
  • International House: Basement Lounge
  • Ivory Towers: Lower level food venues, Ground Floor Student Lobby, Ground Floor Computer Room, Ground Floor TV Lounge, Study Lounges on Floors 3, 5, 7 and 9
  • Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (JBKO) Hall: Basement Study Lounge
  • Kogan Plaza
  • Lafayette Hall: Lobby Area, Basement TV Lounge, Basement Study Lounge
  • Lisner Auditorium
  • Madison Hall: Basement Study Lounge, Basement TV Lounge, Basement Assembly Room
  • Marvin Center
  • Mitchell Hall: Lobby Area, Basement Theatre
  • Monroe Hall: Lower Level, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th floors
  • MPA building - 3rd and 4th floors
  • Munson Hall: Study Lounge – Basement
  • Potomac House
  • Old Main
  • Rice Hall: 5th - 8th floor conference rooms
  • Ross Hall: B1 Level, 2nd Floor, Himmelfarb Library
  • Schenley: TV Lounge – Basement
  • Smith Center
  • Sorority Townhouse Row: 607 23rd St: Units A-H
  • Strong Hall: Piano Lounge – Lobby, Penthouse
  • Stuart/Lisner
  • Support Building
  • Thurston Hall: TV Lounge – Lobby, Lobby Piano Lounge
  • Tompkins Hall
Mount Vernon Campus:
  • Acheson Science Center
  • Ames Dining Room
  • Clark Hall
  • Cole Hall
  • Eckles Library
  • G-Dub Java and Lounge
  • Hand Chapel
  • Hensley Hall
  • Merriweather Hall
  • Mount Vernon Campus Life in Academic Bldg Rm 115
  • Post Hall in Academic Building
  • Pub
  • Webb
  • Quad
  • Somers Hall

Virginia Campus:
  • Building II: 1st floor, and parts of 2nd & 3rd

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