Scheduled Maintenance: Upgrade of Wireless Equipment

SERVICE: Replacement of Wireless Equipment

IMPACT: Wireless network access may be intermittent in the buildings listed below during this maintenance window.

DATE: Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 and Wednesday, August 13th, 2014

OVERVIEW:  On August 12th and August 13th, wireless network access may be intermittent in the following buildings:

  • Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library
  • Thaddeus Street Jr. Education Center

IT will be installation new wireless equipment, providing up to IEEE 802.11ac support. IEEE 802.11ac is the latest Wi-Fi standard that improves network robustness and reliability. For an updated timeline of the wireless project, please visit http://it.cofc.edu/documents/wireless-rollout-plan.pdf.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: IT publishes all scheduled maintenance on the IT blog at http://blogs.cofc.edu/it/. We encourage you to check this site often to be aware of scheduled preventative maintenance. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Information Technology Helpdesk at (843) 953-3375 or by emailing helpdesk@cofc.edu.

Thank you for your patience.