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Network Engineering

Wireless

Wireless Network

The campus wireless network provides the College of Charleston community with secure wireless network access within the boundaries of the downtown campus.

Mobile access to information improves our ability to communicate. Faculty, staff and students have the ability to check email or their schedules from most places around campus. Access to the Internet is no longer tied to a computer in an office, lab or classroom. Wireless network technology is also beneficial for gaining network access in locations that are difficult, expensive, or inconvenient to wire.

Examples include large lecture halls, outdoor areas, conference rooms, etc. Wireless networks have their limitations. For example, they are slower than wired networks. Wireless networks are also inherently insecure. Tools are readily available to capture someone else’s communications, including passwords and other sensitive data. Wireless network users must take extra precautions and adhere to standards to ensure secure communications over a wireless network.

This area contains all the documentation and information that you need to connect to the wireless network here at the College of Charleston.


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