LSU Health Shreveport provides wireless access via multiple wireless networks.
LSUHealth-Public-Wifi - intended for patients and short-term visitors and requires logging in through a web page with an email address for a 30 minute internet-only session
LSUHSCS - intended for students, staff and faculty and requires a lsuhsc.edu email address for access to the internet and local resources.
Previously deprecated networks were:
LibStudent - replaced by LSUHealth-Public-Wifi
LSUHSC - replaced by LSUHSCS
Please note, the new LSUHSCS wireless network should not require installation of a certificate. Please select the appropriate instructions below for your operating system. If the instructions recommend that you install the new certificate, please come back and download the correct certificate at that time.
The new LSUHSCS wireless network requires support for WPA2 security and AES encryption.
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LSUHSCS Wireless Computer Setup Instructions
DISCLAIMER: Basic troubleshooting is available for Mac OS X from the help desk (x5-5470 option 2). However, if advanced troubleshooting is required, students should contact Academic Computing and Faculty and Staff should contact Microcomputers.
LSUHSCS Smartphone /Mobile Device Configuration
DISCLAIMER: The following instructions for mobile devices are provided as a courtesy to our users. Due to the diversity in mobile devices and operating systems, these instructions may not work on every device in these groups. Basic troubleshooting is available for mobile devices from the help desk (x5-5470 option 2). However, if advanced troubleshooting is required, please contact your wireless carrier or Microcomputers.
iPhone & iPad users: It is recommended to Forget this Network on the LSUHealth-Public-Wifi network if your device is connecting to LSUHealth-Public-Wifi instead of LSUHSCS by default. You may still connect manually to LSUHealth-Public-Wifi, if necessary. To do this, click on the blue arrow to the right of LSUHealth-Public-Wifi and click Forget this Network at the top.
Android Devices
- Click on the LSUHSCS network.
- Click Configure.
- For EAP Method, select PEAP.
- For Phase 2 Authentication, select MSCHAPv2.
- For Identity, enter your username as lsumc-master\username.
- Enter your password in the Password field.
- Leave all other fields as they are.
- Click Connect.
BlackBerry® Devices
BlackBerry devices require the installation of the LSUHSC certificates prior to setting up the wireless. Download both wireless certificates below to your computer and open the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager.
To install a certificate:
- On the computer, right-click on the certificate.
- Click Install certificate.
- Click Next.
- Click Place all certificates in the following store.
- Click Browse.
- Click Personal.
- Click OK.
- Click Finish.
- In the Security Warning dialog box, click Yes.
- Connect a BlackBerry smartphone to BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
- In BlackBerry Desktop Manager, double-click Certificate Synch.
- Note: If the certificate synchronization tool is not installed on the computer, re-install the BlackBerry Desktop Software using the custom installation option. During the custom installation, install the certificate synchronization tool.
- On the Personal Certificates tab, select the personal certificate to load onto the BlackBerry smartphone.
- Click Synchronize to load a certificate on the BlackBerry smartphone.
To configure the WLAN:
- In BlackBerry Manager, click BlackBerry Domain.
- On the Global tab, click Edit Properties.
- Click WLAN Configuration.
- In the WLAN Configuration Administration section, double-click WLAN Configuration Sets.
- Note: WLAN Configuration Sets allow system administrators to push different WLAN profiles to BlackBerry smartphones and associate virtual private network (VPN) profiles to WLAN profiles.
- Click New.
- Double-click Name.
- Type a name for the new WLAN profile.
- Click WLAN Settings.
- Double-click a WLAN setting.
- Select of specify a value for the WLAN setting.
- For Security Type, select PEAP.
- For Inner Link Security Type, select MSCHAPv2.
- Enter your username in the following format: lsumc-master\username.
- Enter your password.
- Click Apply to configure a WLAN profile.
LSUHSCS Wireless Certificates