Wireless Access Points Policy

Information Services has located wireless access points (WAP) in Shain Library, Greer Music Library, Crozier Williams Student Center, the Coffee Grounds, Harkness Chapel Library, in all classroom buildings and residence halls’ common lounges. Connecticut College uses 802.11g wireless access points. Wireless computing will be used to supplement the wired data system for the foreseeable future. Wired networking will remain essential for network speed and security.

Information Services is responsible for managing all campus wireless network activities. Personally owned “consumer-style” access points or WiFi routers do not work well in residence halls and these units interfere with each other and the wired network. WAP that are improperly configured pose critical stability and security issues to our network and cannot be managed. Therefore, the use of personally owned wireless access points is not permitted.