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LAN wireless upgrade

		Bryan Anderson, a Network Technician with NETS, installs and configures one of the Cisco wireless access points to upgrade the Local Area Wireless (LAN) system for all UCAR campuses. This upgrade gives NCAR/UCAR staff broader, faster, and more reliable wireless connectivity to local networks and the internet.

NETS initiated a project in FY2007 to upgrade NCAR/UCAR's local area network wireless system. We resurveyed the wireless coverage in all NCAR/UCAR facilities and decided on the best way to improve this service. We upgraded 123 wireless access points over seven months using IEEE 802.11g technology.

The new access points provide broader coverage and IEEE-standard 802.11g service that provides more than five times the bandwidth available before. The new system operates at a shared 54 Mbps versus the previous shared 10 Mbps.

Providing robust networking services addresses NCAR's strategic priority of "Developing and providing advanced services and tools." This work is supported by UCAR Communications Pool indirect funds.