Wireless Networking at Brandeis
Brandeis University has an extensive wireless network that was installed in the summer of 2005. All wired campus buildings have complete wireless coverage. We have also installed wireless access points in many outdoor locations providing coverage between buildings and on the many open space green areas.
LTS provides wireless networking to students faculty staff and researchers so that they have the freedom to work where they want to. Including a quiet spot behind a tree in Fellows Garden, or sitting next to the statue of Loius Brandeis. Wireless coverage in the Libraries allows for the freedom to move through the stacks with your laptop and maintain your network connection.
SSID's
There are 5 SSIDs on the list of available networks.
SSIDs with an
_a at the end are on the 802.11a network and are only visible if you have an 802.11a capable wireless card.
- brandeis_unet_wireless
brandeis_unet_wireless_a
- Open unencrypted network with limited protocol support
- brandeis_unet_secure
brandeis_unet_secure_a
- WPA2 encrypted network with unrestricted access
- brandeis_unet_voice
- Voice device network (Only LTS approved and configured devices)
Secured Wireless Connection
For information on how to connect to the secure network, please see our documentation
here
The wireless network will allow you to connect securely to our campus network. This will allow you to do all of the things that you would normally do with a wired connection. The connection is secured with the WPA2 enterprise specification. For more information on WPA2, please see
the Wi-Fi.org page on WPA2
Your client adapter will need to support this. For more information,
please click here to be taken to our Secure Wireless Connection page. Please be sure to check to see if you have a WPA2 enterprise supported adapter before calling the help desk.
What to Look For:
The AP's are made by
Aruba Wireless Networks.
We will be installing the Aruba AP70s
Supported Wireless Cards
The wireless network will use 802.11a/b/g protocols. A and G will support up to 54Mbps.
To connect to our secure network you must have a card that is capable of WPA2. Many cards purchased in the last two years should be able to support this. If you have any questions, please check with your laptop or card vendor.
You can also check your card by going
to the wi-fi.org page
Wireless Policy
Please be sure to read our
wireless policy
Switched Wireless
The Aruba wireless solution uses "thin" APs, meaning that without the wireless controller they do not function. That provides several benefits over "Smart" APs.
- Useless without the controller.
- No configuration stored on the AP
- No encryption keys stored on the AP
- Quick deployment/replacement
- Centralized management and configuration
- Fault tolerant
- Network aware
