Wireless Authentication Change

Penn State wireless is currently experiencing issues related to authentication. Users of the psu SSID are experiencing delays when connecting to wireless, and are being disconnected when roaming. These problem are load-related, and are worse when network utilization is highest, between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. The precise cause if these issues is not known, but the authentication server infrastructure is suspected.

To help isolate the cause of these problems, ITS will configure a new RADIUS server and direct RADIUS activity from the buildings listed below to the new server. This change will be implemented during the maintenance window tomorrow morning, and will affect approximately 8000 users in these buildings.

This change will cause a brief disruption for anyone connected at that time. Users should be able to reconnect shortly thereafter.

Althouse
Armsby
Arts Cottage
Bookstore
Boucke
BuckHout
Chandlee
Chemistry
Davey Lab
Fenske
Ferguson
Frear North
Frear South
Grange
HUB
Life Sciences
MPI building
Mueller
Osmond Lab
Palmer
Patterson
PavilionTheatre
Ritenour
Stuckeman
Telecom
Thomas
Tyson
Visual Arts / Ceramics
Wartik
Whitmore

Network activity will be closely monitored after the change.

Service may be affected starting on September 1, 2016 at 6:00AM. The estimated time of resolution is September 1, 2016 at 7:00AM.

More information: Wireless Authentication Change