How will wireless network access compare to the existing wired network?
• Reliability: Your device will be able to choose from several access points from any given location in the residential halls. If an access point fails, the wireless system will automatically identify the failure and increase the power of nearby access points to fill the coverage gap until the defective hardware is replaced. Multiple adjacent access points would need to fail at the same time for wireless connectivity to be significantly impacted. A wired connection may appear more reliable, but it means you can only connect one device to a single network jack. If this jack is disconnected or needs repair, you lose network access entirely. • Speed: For on-campus connections (e.g., connecting to UMail or other on-campus resources), the wired campus network was configured for speeds of up to 10 Mbps (megabits per second). Actual on-campus wired networking speeds were typically around 4-6 Mbps. With the campus wireless network, connection speeds vary between 5.5 and 54 Mbps. Actual on-camp
