The students, faculty, and staff of SUNY New Paltz along with authorized guests are welcome to connect their personal Wi-Fi capable devices to our Wi-Fi networks for Internet access.
Students, Faculty, and Staff - Personal Devices
Laptops, Tablets, Smartphones, and Wi-Fi capable Desktops
Laptops, desktops, tablets, and smartphones should be connected via the eduroam wireless network. Setup guides for eduroam are available for different device types.
NOTE: Only ONE campus Wi-Fi network should be setup on your device at a time. If you setup a device for eduroam make sure to make your device forget the NP Hawks WPA and NP Hawks Guest network to avoid potential connection problems.
Game Consoles, TVs, Smart Home devices (IoT)
Many devices typically found in the home cannot properly support the security mechanisms used for the eduroam wireless network. These devices will need to connect to the NP Hawks Devices network instead. Setup guides for the NP Hawks Devices network are available.
Wired Residential
Every residence hall bedroom has at least one wired network port available for devices you'd like to hardwire. See our guide on Residential Wired (sometimes called "ResNet").
Visitors and Guests
Visitors to our campus can utilize the NP Hawks Guest wireless network for guest Internet access. See our guide on using the NP Hawks Guest Wi-Fi network.
Visitors coming from institutions participating in eduroam can utilize on-campus eduroam service for Internet access with no further configuration needed. Consult your home institution's IT department for information on how to setup your device to use eduroam.