Wireless Campus to get a much needed Upgrade May 22, 2006
Posted by admin in : New Technologies, Wireless Network , add a commentITS has provided campus-wide wireless coverage for over 6 years. Now, many campuses leverage wireless connectivity, but UM-Flint is one of the first three pioneering colleges in the state to go completely wireless! We began with a small number of devices and now currently support over 2,000 802.11b wireless devices. ITS is proud to announce that we are continuing to lead the wireless campus trend by launching our upgrade to the next generation of enterprise-class wireless technology.
The ITS Wireless Committee has been working behind the scenes this past year to design this much-anticipated upgrade. The new design incorporates 802.11b (11Mbps), and 802.11a (54Mbps) and 802.11g (54Mbps). The new system will be a thin client, dual-band configuration that will improve security, reliability, scalability, and speed by significantly increasing the number of access points (400% more!), and implementing new, dedicated firewall and WLAN security protocols. The first building to get an upgrade will be UCEN, which is planned to be completed by the start of the Fall semester.
For more information about the Wireless Project, please consult http://ww2.umflint.edu/its/projects/wireless.html.
