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Faculty & Staff Wireless Network
The NOVA wireless network is for NOVA Faculty, Staff and Students use only. Access to the wireless network is granted through your NOVA staff and NOVA student lan account. Use of theNOVA wireless network by non NOVA employees or students is forbidden. Sharing of lan accounts is also forbidden. All access through the network may be monitored and logged. Any illegal use of the wireless network will be reported to the proper authorities.
Supported Systems
- Window 7
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
- Windows 2000
- Mac Os X
- Mac Os X
- Max Os X Leopard (10.3 and above)
- Mac Os X Snow Leopard (10.6)
- iPhone and iPod Touch
Follow the links below for basic instructions on configuring you wireless adapter for use on the NOVA wireless network. Please remember that specific instructions cannot be provided for all the different wireless adapter. You should be familiar with your specific wireless adapter and how to configure it before trying to connect to NOVA wireless.
Configuration instructions per operating system
If you need further assistance please contact the IT Help Desk at 703.426.4141 or email us at ithelpdesk@nvcc.edu.
Wireless Access Points
| Bisdorf Building (AA): |
| 1st Floor Cafeteria |
| 2nd Floor Library main floor |
| 3rd Floor Library upper floor |
| 3rd Floor Phase 1 Lobby |
| 4th Floor Phase 1 lobby |
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| Engineering Building (AE): |
| Lobby (AE Lobby) |
| Garage Bay |
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| Tyler Building (AT): |
| Vending Machine Room |
| 2nd floor student lounge |
| 2nd floor library |
| 3rd floor nursing stations |
| Brault Building (CH): |
| Room 109 |
| Second and Third floor Lobby area |
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| Ernst Cultural Center (CE) |
| Forum |
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| Food Services Building (CF) |
| 1st Floor cafeteria |
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| Nursing Building (CN) |
| 2nd Floor student study area |
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| TV Tech Building (CT): |
| 2nd Floor Adjunct’s Office |
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| Godwin Building (CG): |
| 2nd Floor (outside of Provost’s Office) |
| 3rd Floor Lab |
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| Outside Coverage |
| Several access points are scattered around campus to provide wireless access to the outside quad area |
| Waddell Building (LW) |
| 100% wireless |
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| Reynolds Building (LR) |
| 95% wireless |
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| Non-Wireless Areas: |
| 1st Floor - Room 144 and adjacent hallway area |
| 2nd Floor - Rooms 269, 270 & 275 and adjacent hallway area |
| Howsmon Hall (MH): |
| 1st Floor: Cafeteria – Room 108 |
| 2nd Floor - Room 217 |
| 3rd Floor - Room 300 |
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| Colgon Hall (MC): |
| 1st Floor Library – Room 129 |
| 2nd Floor - Room 242 |
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| Pitney Bowes |
| 6th Floor Staff area |
| Lab ‘D’ |
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Medical Ed |
| 1st Floor Library |
| 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor Student Lounges |
| Provost Conference Room (not available to students) |
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| Seefeldt Building (WC) |
| 1st Floor Atrium (lounge area outside Room 102) |
| 1st Floor Cyber Cafe |
| 2nd Floor Provost’s Conference Room - 233D |
| 3rd Floor Open Computer Lab – Room 336 and Room 350 |
| 4th Floor Library |
| 4th Floor Atrium (lounge area outside Room 402) |