Category: Wireless

Network, Wireless

Internet/VPN Maintenance Wednesday 2/22/12 at 6 PM

Mark Dumic

ITS will be conducting brief maintenance on the Internet connection tomorrow, Wednesday, February 22nd. Between 6:00 and 6:30 PM, there will be a 15 minute Internet outage. VPN connections will also be interrupted at this time. Note: The ITS maintenance window for short, non-critical interruptions in network services is Wednesday from 6-7 PM. These will be announced when required. Continue reading Internet/VPN Maintenance Wednesday 2/22/12 at 6 PM

Accounts and Passwords, Wireless

Swarthmore College has joined EDUROAM

Gayle Barton

EDUROAM is an international group of colleges and universities that allow people from member institutions to use each other’s wireless networks, without jumping through any special hoops. EDUROAM is relatively new in the United States. In fact, we are the first small liberal arts college to join. However, there are thousands of member institutions in Europe and it is growing elsewhere as well.  For example, there are over 150 places in France where you can use your Swarthmore College userID and password to get on their wireless network. Likewise, if you are hosting scholars from Europe or the U.K., it’s very … Continue reading Swarthmore College has joined EDUROAM

Mobile Devices, Network, Wireless

Wireless Users May Need To Use Configuration Tool

Mark Dumic

Starting next Tuesday, August 9th at 9 AM, wireless devices may need to go through a one-time setup procedure to continue using wireless networking at Swarthmore.  This procedure is required because we will be implementing a new wireless authentication server using a new security certificate at that time.  The procedure will automatically configure your device to work with the new server.  The process takes less than 5 minutes. On or after, August 9th, if you loose your connection or can’t get connected to wireless, Open up your wireless connection and choose the SwatWireless  wireless network. Connect to it. Once connected, … Continue reading Wireless Users May Need To Use Configuration Tool

Network, Telephones, Wireless

ITS Announcement 10/14/08: Network & Telephone Service Interruptions This Week

Mark Dumic

Taking advantage of the break, ITS will be performing maintenance work on network equipment and telephone servers. Some of this work will require interruptions in service. Below is a list of planned outages: Wed, Noon – 1 PM: There will be a 15-20 minute period when access to saved voicemail messages will be interrupted. New voicemail messages will continue to be accepted during this time. Thur, 6 PM – Midnight: Campus network and Internet access during this period will be interrupted 3-4 times for periods up to 20-30 minutes while we upgrade software and reconfigure network equipment. Telephone service will … Continue reading ITS Announcement 10/14/08: Network & Telephone Service Interruptions This Week

Academic Technology, Email, Faculty/Staff, Network, Public Computing, Wireless

Network Update – Fix for Remaining Problems

Mark Dumic

The restart of the Beardsley core at 12:50 PM today did fix a number of problems including wireless access in the academic/administrative buildings. The wireless network should be working normally except for Guest Wireless which we expect to have operational shortly. Computers directly connected to a network jack were also fixed at that time. However, we have another residual problem with computers connected to a Cisco phone. In many cases, these computers are still not able to obtain network access. In those cases, a simple procedure will correct this problem. If your computer is connected to your phone you can … Continue reading Network Update – Fix for Remaining Problems

Public Computing, Wireless

Wireless Improvements in McCabe

Robin Jacobsen

ITS installed and activated nine new wireless access points in McCabe library over October break. After a survey of McCabe was completed, it was determined that these access points were needed to improve wireless reception around the perimeter of the 2nd and 3rd floor and in the Friends Library and Peace Collection. While wireless doesn’t cover every square inch of McCabe, ITS believes all spaces are covered where a student or staff member would sit down at a desk, table, or chair with their laptop. In addition, ITS is in the process of making changes to the laptops on loan … Continue reading Wireless Improvements in McCabe