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The campus of Colorado College will have wireless
network coverage allowing access to information for students,
faculty and staff by September of 2003.
Standards The college has decided to work with Cisco Systems to deploy an industry standard 802.11b wireless network. Cisco has been one of the pioneers in wireless networking with integrated security. Currently only Cisco wireless network cards and Apple wireless network cards are supported to maintain a secure wireless environment. The college has the cards available for purchase via the bookstore. The cards may be ordered online from the bookstore and either held for pickup or shipped to your home address. Wireless Policy In order to maintain network integrity, security, and reliability, ITS will be the central authority for implementing and maintaining the CC wireless network, and will maintain the highest standards for wireless implementations throughout the campus. To accomplish this task, the following policies will be applied:
Instructions Listed below are links to documentation and install programs for wireless setup: Purchasing Options Listed below are links to supported vendors: |
President Celeste of the college recently spoke with Alumni
and Parent advisors from the high-tech sector. Celeste and
the advisors felt an initiative that makes CC a wireless campus
is a high priority. Using wireless local-area networks (LANs),
and notebook computers equipped with a wireless card, students
can tap into course content, databases, reference materials,
email, the web and more. All of this can be done anywhere
on campus and without being tethered to a data jack.