UWM WiFi Pilot Project
UWM WiFi Pilot Project Results
The UWM WiFi pilot project provides the campus community with a new wireless environment in the Union and Golda Meir Library, with major improvements to the reliability, security and administrative interface of the campus wireless service. The pilot began July 5, 2011 and concludes on January 4, 2012.
There are four service access options:
ePantherID/password authenticated access: Preferred access for UWM faculty, staff and students; device setup is required
Public access: unsecure limited bandwidth provided in renewable on-hour blocks; not recommended for faculty, staff or student University business
Sponsored guest access: Full-service wireless access via faculty/staff sponsorship
eduroam access: Wireless access at participating eduroam institutions worldwide; device setup required
Design of the new service allows for the ability to maintain the service even if there are major outages of the campus network infrastructure. Security of the wireless service and the services supported by wireless are greatly improved. In addition, improvements to the administrative interface allow for efficient and effective support by technical staff across the entire enterprise.
During the six-month pilot, feedback will be solicited from faculty, staff, students and the public. Customer satisfaction, service manageability and service viability will be evaluated for consideration of potential deployment campus-wide, pending appropriate resources.
Provide your feedback now at UWMwifiFeedback.uwm.edu.