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David Wieczorek. ITS – Infrastructure Services Manager of Network Services. Alison Stillwell. ITS - Academic Technology Services Manager of Student Services. WIRELESS:. Still NOT !. FREE AT LAST…. ACUTA – January 2006: Mobility & Wireless. Private University Founded in 1870
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David Wieczorek ITS – Infrastructure Services Manager of Network Services Alison Stillwell ITS - Academic Technology Services Manager of Student Services
WIRELESS: Still NOT ! FREE AT LAST…. ACUTA – January 2006: Mobility & Wireless
Private University Founded in 1870 Nations largest Jesuit, Catholic University 15,545 Students (2007/2008) 1700 Full-Time Faculty & Staff on Lakeside Campuses 71 Undergraduate Programs 85 Graduate Programs 31 Doctoral Degrees About Loyola University Chicago
About Loyola University Chicago • Comprised of four campuses: • Lake Shore (LSC) • Water Tower (WTC) • Loyola University Health System (LUHS) • John Felice Rome Center in Italy • Loyola is home to 11 schools and colleges: • Also serves as the U.S. host university to the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies
50 Acres at LSC 3 Acres at WTC 50+ buildings on our Lakeside Campuses Building Age Ranges from 1 to 100 years old About Loyola University Chicago
OUTDOOR COMMON AREAS LIBRARY INDOOR COMMON AREAS regis
Water Tower Campus • The Professional Schools • Located 1 block off the Magnificent Mile • Campus expanding along with wireless locations.
LIBRARY CLASSROOMS Residence Hall CAFE
Supplement: • not a substitute for wired connectivity • Mobility: • not capability, drives implementation. Wireless @ LUC
January 06: 75+ AP’s • Today: > 600 AP’s • Currently: • Still only 50% of campus and academic areas hold precedence • over our residence halls. • Three years+ before 100% Wireless @ LUC
Challenges: sound familiar? • Facilities (structure) • Finances ($) • Urban environment • Security
Resolution Permit resident students to bring in their own wireless routers.
HOW…………………… • Prayed (Loyola is a Jesuit University!) • Cried • Therapy!
NETREG (thanks to Southwestern University: we used a modified version of 1.3.) • WEP • Bridge Mode • Registration
ISSUES • NO WEP • NO Bridge Mode • NO Registration • ROGUE ROUTERS!
Start: In Room DHCP Flow-Chart Start: Telephone
Now: March 2008 LOYOLA NETREG • Phased implementation March 2008 • Residence Halls: 1 or 2 at a time • Wireless / downtown campus • Wireless / main campus • Router registration MANDATORY CAMPUS MANAGER ™
Loyola Netreg Successes • More secure network • Rogues eliminated through forced registration • Etc etc etc
Loyola Netreg Negatives • Registration Failure • Successful registration, but NO connectivity using router
CURRENT CHALLENGE • Policy: NO Routers • Increase ResNet support
MOVING FORWARD Flash in PRAY / CRY / THERAPY • Increased Education • Student Self-remediation • Tech (Rescon) support • Fall Move-In
Questions? Thank you!
David Wieczorek 773/508-6089 dwieczo@luc.edu Alison Stillwell 773/508-7002 astillw@luc.edu