[WEB4LIB] Wireless on the cheap (or not) .. comments?

[Alma Garcia]

Mills College went wireless in Fall 2001.  Apple has an article about
this since we began the process using Apple Airports. (see
http://www.apple.com/education/hed/macsinaction/mills/index.html for
full story).   We have since started looking at other options due to the
short life of some of the airports.

Students, staff and faculty who want to be on the wireless network buy
their own wireless card.  Once things have been configure on their
machine they can walk just about anywhere on campus and not loose the
connection.  We also have some laptops that are part of a mobile lab
that can be used by faculty for classroom instruction.

Alma

Charles Lockwood wrote:
  > In an abrupt change of topic from the interesting
  > Newsday article  posted today ( I dont judge their scene harshly  ) and
  > in the interest of keeping up with the Joneses,
  > does anyone want to share success stories with
  > implementing your own in-house wireless services for your patrons.
  > This is *not* currently my area of knowledge, have plenty of  catching
  > up to do, but it seems that if they are marketing modest wireless
  > technology in the Sunday Paper to consumers, many of you would be trying
  > this @ the library.
  > Costs?
  > Security?
  > Other issues etc.
  >
  > TIA
  > Chuck
  >
  >
  >
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Alma García			Library Systems Administrator
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Oakland, CA  94613