Tips for Improving Your Wireless Connection

Deerfield Academy has installed wireless networking in many locations around campus.  All academic buildings, dorm common rooms, and the dining hall have full coverage and although we cannot guarantee wireless in every dorm room, we will continue to increase that coverage as well. Since wireless is a shared resource, your behavior can deprive yourself and others of access.  Review the following tips and follow school policies to help keep the network running well for everyone.  

 

DEVICE	IMPACT	RANGE	SOLUTION
Wireless printers	High	Medium	Disable the wireless feature and use a USB cable!
Consumer Access Points/Wireless Routers	High	Far	Unauthorized wireless devices are a violation of the acceptable use policy
Gaming devices and their wireless controllers (Xbox 360, WII, etc.)	High	Short	Use sparingly and keep away from your computer
Bluetooth devices	Medium	Short	Turn off bluetooth when not in use
Cordless phones (2.4GHz or 5GHz)	High	Medium	Use a wired phone or DECT 6.0 cordless
Apple Time Capsule	High	Far	Disable the wireless feature and use a USB cable
Wireless-capable cameras or set-top boxes (Slingbox, AppleTV, etc)	High	Far	Disable the wireless feature and use wired alternative
Wireless speakers/audio systems	High	Medium	Use wired
Baby monitor	High	Far	Turn off when not in use
Certain computer displays	Medium	Short	Turn off when not in use

   

Also note that GREENDOOR requires a working password.  Your DA password expires every 120 days.  To check on whether it is working try to log into Outlook Web Access at https://mail.deerfield.edu/owa.