GC Wireless Project

The GC Wireless Project is an ongoing project to provide seamless 802.11 wireless coverage to the campus and to connect off-campus housing to the main campus network.  It began in 1999 when Gene Crusie connected the first off-campus houses to the campus via point-to-point wireless using an omni-directional antenna mounted on top of the Science Building.  The project is currently managed by David King.

Recent Activity

• Current - Planning an Aruba-based 802.11n wifi upgrade for Fall 2011.
• 2008-09 - Upgraded the campus to a DD-WRT-based wireless infrastructure
• February 2005 - Added a wireless access point in the north hallway of College Mennonite Church providing access to the Office of Conferences and Events (OCE), CC108-112 classrooms and parts of the Education Department offices.  Note:  This installation was the first to make use of Power Over Ethernet.
• Summer 2004 - The Kratz/Miller/Yoder Connector project added wireless connectivity to the major common areas in that dorm complex. The Connector opened for Fall semester 2004-05