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Overview of Wireless Network. Steven Fetcie Infrastructure Manager Information Services. SUNY Canton is one of eight Technology Colleges in the 64 campus State University of New York system. History First began to experiment with wireless LANs in the summer of 1999. A small
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Overview of Wireless Network Steven Fetcie Infrastructure Manager Information Services
SUNY Canton is one of eight Technology Colleges in the 64 campus State University of New York system
History First began to experiment with wireless LANs in the summer of 1999. A small pilot test was conducted during the spring of 2000 with Electrical Engineering Technology students First production units installed in support of student laptop program during the summer of 2001 utilizing Cabletron (now Enterasys) Roamabout AP 2000 802.11b Access Points
Initial areas covered included • Electrical Engineering Technology Labs and Offices • Library • JT’s Café (Faculty Office Building Lobby)
No encryption MAC Authentication using back end RADIUS server ( Livingston RADIUS running on Linux) Students registered their MAC addresses by filling out a registration form
Next major expansion came during the summer of 2002 when a decision was made to install wireless coverage in all Residence Halls. Prior to this project, access in Residence Halls was limited to 22 dial up lines via Intel Shiva remote access servers. As more students began to bring PCs to college, demand for dial up access grew from less than 50 users to over 300 out of approximately 800 residents
Separate WAN connection set up to support Residence Halls (1 T1 initially, later 3 T1s) Same MAC registration process
Lessons learned from Res Hall rollout Manual Registration did not scale well needed to investigate automated process Tremendous ramp up in Help Desk calls related to installing wireless cards. Initial computer registration was approximately 300 devices (Fall 2002) Over the years of wireless access, grew to approx 600
Added an automated registration process during the summer of 2005 (Netreg) to support all wireless users on campus Wireless access was discontinued May 2006 after Time Warner Roadrunner Installation project during winter break 05/06
Expansion on other areas of Campus Wireless was added as part of construction projects 2002-2005 New Construction Miller Campus Center Newell Veterinary Science Building Renovation project Wicks Hall Old Campus Center
Today’s coverage 40 APs installed, 16 awaiting installation Library – full coverage Wicks Hall – full coverage Cheney Dining Hall – full coverage All large lecture halls Nevaldine Eng Tech Center North – full coverage South – partial coverage Newell Vet Science Building – full coverage Cook Hall – partial coverage Payson Hall – partial coverage Dana Hall ( Athletics) – partial coverage Miller Campus Center ( full coverage including Kingston Theater) Residence Halls – center area ( offices, game room, lounge)
Equipment Overview Roamabout AP 2000 Roamabout R2 Proprietary remote power injector No 802.3af Power over Ethernet support All end of life / End of service
Management Roamabout Manager Fall 2006 implemented Bradford Networks Campus Manager
All users of the campus wireless network must register their PCs and allow a security policy check.
What is checked? • Are you a valid user • What operating system do you have (Windows 98 and ME are not allowed) • What level of OS Service Pack is installed • Do you have an Anti-Virus program installed and is it current • Automatic Updates enabled
Enter in the username and password of your Campus network account and type of system
You will see the application in action as it checks your system
