Accessing the Library's Free Wireless Service

You can access the wireless network in the Information Centre, the La Trobe Reading Room, Experimedia, the Redmond Barry Reading Room, Journals & Magazines and the Heritage Collections Reading Room. Look out for the wireless networking signs. 

Follow these steps to access the Library's free wireless broadband service.

Step 1 - Registration

Register to become a Library user, if you're not already registered. To find out what you need to do, read the information on the Registering as a Library user page.

Please note

• RMIT students do not need to register.
• It takes 15-30 minutes before wireless access is activated for new and updated registrations.

Step 2 - Set up for wireless

Ensure your laptop or PDA is wireless enabled, and has a standard wireless LAN card with 802.11b or 802.11g capabilities and a web browser installed.

Step 3 - Use our hotspots

Bring your laptop or PDA to the Information Centre, the La Trobe Reading Room,  Experimedia, the Redmond Barry Reading Room or Journals & Magazines - the Library's WiFi hotspots. The wireless hotspot in the Heritage Collections Reading Room can be accessed by those working with heritage materials.

Step 4 - Connect

Connect to the wireless network.

Most laptops are configured for wireless access, and your wireless card should automatically detect the wireless signal. Choose a network:

• Registered Library users should select the SLV network from the list of available wireless networks.
• RMIT students should select the RMIT network.

Step 5 - Open your browser

Open your preferred browser. Type any URL - other than a secure website (those urls beginning with https://) - into your browser. This will take you to the State Library of Victoria's Wireless Network login page. (You must log in to access the wireless network.)

Step 6 - Read the access conditions

Read the Wireless access conditions and disclaimer. If you accept these conditions, log in.

Step 7 - Log in

Log in to the Library's wireless service by:

• Entering your barcode in the user name field and your last/family name in the password field of the login box.

The Library's Information & Communication Technology Security Policy will appear on screen. If you agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this policy, click the 'I agree' button at the bottom of the page.

You will then be redirected to the State Library of Victoria website home page.

Step 8 - Browse the web

To view other web pages simply type a URL into the browser address field.

How to print

As the wireless network is not connected to the Library's public printers, to print you will need to:

• save your data to a portable device (a 3.5 inch floppy disk or USB memory stick)
• download your data to one of the Library's public computers and print from there. 

To resolve any problems accessing the Library's free wireless service, see our Troubleshooting- Wireless Access page.