Probably. Any wireless receiver supporting the industry standard 802.11b or 802.11g protocols should work. However, in rare cases, we have found wireless receivers which had compatibility issues with the computer upon which it was installed.

Your computer must have a wireless network card installed. Computer manufacturers typically indicate this by saying their equipment is WiFi enabled, or that they support 802.11b or 802.11g wireless networks. On a Macintosh computer this is often referred to as an airport card.

Yes, you are able to connect to the Wireless Network from your PDA. You can find instructions on how to configure your PDA at:

Submit a TNS work order request and we will do a site survey and let you know what the cost will be to provide wireless coverage in your area.

If you use a wireless network to connect to the Internet, the wireless part only concerns your LAN. The communications link from your LAN to your Internet service provider (ISP) would be identical whether or not you had a wireless network. For example, if you connected an Ethernet network to the Internet via a 56K modem, when you upgraded your network to use wireless, you would still use the same 56K modem to connect to the Internet.

Main campus buildings, dorms, married housing and Heritage Village. Most of the open areas in between these buildings will also have connection capability.

A mobile PC or PDA equipped with a wireless network card. User must install the network card latest updates and firmware. Make sure that you are close to an area where there is wireless connectivity. User also needs appropriate credentials (username and password).

There are two parts of a wireless connection: a (usually powerful) wireless access point (WAP), and a (relatively puny) laptop, PDA, etc. The latter can often see one or more network access points, but not have enough power to reach them. This is particularly a problem for outdoor connections.

From the drop-down box next to Data Encryption choose Disabled if the wireless network does not require security settings. If the wireless network requires security, choose the appropriate options for Network Authentication, Data Encryption, and then type in the encryption key into the Network key field. The Passphrase setting or any key generator that populates the encryption or network keys will not work with Dell wireless cards.

You will need a laptop with a wireless network adapter that supports the 802.11b and/or 802.11g standards. If your laptop does not have built-in wireless, you may purchase a PC card from the University Bookstore or an electronics retail store. UM-St. Louis provides the Cisco VPN Client, which is required for network access. This software solution provides greater security in authentication and data transfer as compared to ordinary wireless networks.

Yes, there is a wireless network available on campus. We will send enrolled participants and affiliates instructions on how to get access to the campus network shortly before the Institute begins. Short-term visitors will be eligible for one-week guest wireless access, which can be sponsored in July by our institute staff.

The speed of the wireless network is 54mps; however access speed of the network depends on the technology use on the wireless network card. If the wireless network card only supports 11mbps, this will be the access speed of the network.

Yes, students have access to the wireless network that is available in the library and all major academic buildings. We plan to expand the wireless network to the residence halls over two years starting in the summer of 2007.

Yes, as long as your computer meets the minimum network requirements and you bring or buy a network cable. There are enough ports in the residence hall rooms for each student to have access to one. Many places on campus (the Library, the Academic Buildings, the Campus Center, Tamarac House, all Interest Houses, and some residence hall lounges) are set up for wireless internet access. For more information about computer related questions see: http://wcts.whitman.edu/index-incoming.html

Yes. We now have Ethernet connections from the residence halls. You will need a network card (10/100 Twisted Pair Ethernet) and a 25 foot ethernet cable. The cables are available at the college bookstore.

This runs into the problem that the current networking (Multicast) is not well supported across different networks - the wireless to wired scenario is particularly problematic.