{"id":74,"date":"2011-12-20T16:50:46","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T21:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2022-06-15T10:25:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T14:25:20","slug":"wireless","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/support\/network\/wireless\/","title":{"rendered":"Wireless Network Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Networks team at BUMC IT is in the process of a planned two-year upgrade of older wireless infrastructure on the medical campus to bring it into compliance with current standards. This upgrade should result in an increase in overall performance and greater stability and resiliency of the service. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/support\/network\/wireless\/wireless-network-project-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for updates about the wireless network project schedule.<\/a><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Overview<\/th>\n<td>Wireless access to the BUMC network is widely available across campus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Available To<\/th>\n<td>Students, Faculty, Researchers, Staff, New\/Incoming Students, Guests<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Benefits<\/th>\n<td>Secure, high-speed wireless access to the BUMC campus network and the Internet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Key Features<\/th>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Convenient, widely available, high-speed wireless network access<\/li>\n<li>Secured and encrypted using the 802.1x security protocol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Requirements<\/th>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>A computer or mobile device capable of using 802.1x to make a wireless connection<\/li>\n<li>An account authorized for BU (802.1x) access as determined at\u00a0<a title=\"Accounts &amp; Network Access\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/comm-collab\/accounts\/\">Accounts &amp; Access<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cost<\/th>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Generally there are no charges to use network services.<\/li>\n<li>Departments\u00a0interested in network design, installation, and port activation, please\u00a0submit an <a title=\"Request for Services\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/support\/bumc-it\/request\/\">IT request<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Getting Started<\/th>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recommended method for those with a BU login name and Kerberos password<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Configure your computer or mobile device to use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/infrastructure\/networks\/wireless\/eduroam\/\">eduroam<\/a>.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> For best results, when purchasing new devices, look for\u00a0those that support\u00a0<strong>802.11a\/b\/g\/n<\/strong>. Devices that only support b\/g\/n (without the 802.11a\/n &#8211;\u00a05 Ghz.) are more likely to experience sluggishness in places where there is\u00a0a high density of wireless device usage.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Older method for those with a BU login name and Kerberos password<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; If you are using an older computer or one that has trouble using 802.1x, you can\u00a0connect to <strong>BU (requires VPN)<\/strong> instead and secure your connection with the\u00a0Cisco VPN client.\u00a0 First connect to the &#8220;BU (requires VPN)&#8221; network, then connect to the VPN to secure Internet access.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guests<\/strong> &#8211; Access to the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/accounts\/wireless\/guest\/\">BU (Guest)<\/a><\/strong> wireless network is easy and guests can now request their own access. Please be aware that the Guest network does not offer encryption.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Online Help<\/strong> &#8211; Connect to the wireless network called &#8220;BU Wireless\u00a0Help&#8221; to view basic information on connecting to other wireless networks (SSIDs) on campus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Networks team at BUMC IT is in the process of a planned two-year upgrade of older wireless infrastructure on the medical campus to bring it into compliance with current standards. This upgrade should result in an increase in overall performance and greater stability and resiliency of the service. 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