The University of Minnesota wireless network is centrally managed by
the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and provides campus
affiliates and guests with wireless Internet access as they roam the
Twin Cities campus. OIT is currently in the process of replacing all
existing diverse and aging wireless hardware on the University Twin
Cities campus with state of the art technology to create a new,
centrally managed network.
The primary objective of the wireless upgrade project is to provide
seamless, fast, flexible, and secure wireless access everywhere on
campus. In addition, the service would be manageable, expandable, and
scalable to accommodate campus-wide coverage in the future.
The work to replace more than 1,700 existing access points on campus,
and cutover to the new system began in June 2008 and is now nearing
completion. During the transition period, some buildings on campus
operated on the new network, and some still used the older technology.
ALL OCM classrooms with wireless networking coverage have been
successfully upgraded and are now operating on the new system. The
network runs on 802.11n technology and offers increased bandwidth. The
use the new system, select the "UofM" network from available network
options.
More information about the wireless network is located here:
http://www1.umn.edu/wireless/index.html
