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When You Absolutely Have To Run Your Own WiFi Access Point In Malone Hall

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When You Absolutely Have To Run Your Own WiFi Access Point In Malone Hall

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When You Absolutely Have To Run Your Own WiFi Access Point In Malone Hall

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 '''The CS department does ''not'' provide its own wireless capability.'''
-We suggest connecting to [http://www.it.johnshopkins.edu/services/network/wireless JHU's '''"hopkins"''' wireless network] if you would like to wirelessly connect to JHU.  (We recommend you '''do not''' connect to JHU's ''"JHGuestnet"'' access point, since it limits your ability to connect to sites within JHU.  So, use ''"hopkins"'' instead.)  Malone Hall has many "hopkins" access points throughout the building.
+We suggest connecting to [https://it.johnshopkins.edu/it-services/network-getting-connected/wireless JHU's '''"hopkins"''' wireless network] if you would like to wirelessly connect to JHU.  (We recommend you '''do not''' connect to JHU's ''"JHGuestnet"'' access point, since it limits your ability to connect to sites within JHU.  So, use ''"hopkins"'' instead.)  Malone Hall has many "hopkins" access points throughout the building.
 Johns Hopkins has set up the enterprise wireless network for staff, faculty, and student use in the Homewood campus buildings. You should be able to accomplish normal functions such as printing, backups, sharing data, file shares, email, instant messaging, etc... from your wirelessly capable device.

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 ==When You Absolutely Have To Run Your ''Own'' WiFi Access Point In Malone Hall==
-('''NOTE:''' CS IT does not manage WiFi connections.  If you need assistance with setting up your own WiFi, please read below, and if you have questions, please contact JHU's wireless team, as mentioned above.  But, read below first, if you are attempting to set up your own WiFi...)
+('''NOTE:''' CS IT does '''''not''''' manage WiFi connections.  If you need assistance with setting up your own WiFi, please read below, and if you have questions, please contact JHU's wireless team, as mentioned above.  But, read below first, if you are attempting to set up your own WiFi...)
 ''The following info was provided by one of the network managers from Wireless Technologies for Johns Hopkins Enterprise.  We have paraphrased and reformatted it for our wiki:''

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	==When You Absolutely Have To Run Your ''Own'' WiFi Access Point In Malone Hall==		==When You Absolutely Have To Run Your ''Own'' WiFi Access Point In Malone Hall==
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		+	('''NOTE:''' CS IT does not manage WiFi connections. If you need assistance with setting up your own WiFi, please read below, and if you have questions, please contact JHU's wireless team, as mentioned above. But, read below first, if you are attempting to set up your own WiFi...)

	''The following info was provided by one of the network managers from Wireless Technologies for Johns Hopkins Enterprise. We have paraphrased and reformatted it for our wiki:''		''The following info was provided by one of the network managers from Wireless Technologies for Johns Hopkins Enterprise. We have paraphrased and reformatted it for our wiki:''

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 '''The CS department does ''not'' provide its own wireless capability.'''
-We suggest connecting to [http://www.it.johnshopkins.edu/services/network/wireless JHU's '''"hopkins"''' wireless network] if you would like to wirelessly connect to JHU.  (We recommend you do not connect to JHU's ''"JHGuestnet"'' access point, since it limits your ability to connect to sites within JHU.  So, use "hopkins" instead.)  Malone Hall has many "hopkins" access points throughout the building.
+We suggest connecting to [http://www.it.johnshopkins.edu/services/network/wireless JHU's '''"hopkins"''' wireless network] if you would like to wirelessly connect to JHU.  (We recommend you '''do not''' connect to JHU's ''"JHGuestnet"'' access point, since it limits your ability to connect to sites within JHU.  So, use ''"hopkins"'' instead.)  Malone Hall has many "hopkins" access points throughout the building.
 Johns Hopkins has set up the enterprise wireless network for staff, faculty, and student use in the Homewood campus buildings. You should be able to accomplish normal functions such as printing, backups, sharing data, file shares, email, instant messaging, etc... from your wirelessly capable device.

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 * Turn down the power to the radio to 5 mw (or as low as possible.)  Turning up the power to the radio to get a more-than-reliable signal will only cause problems for others.
-* Use only non-interfering channels 1,6,11 in the unlicensed ISM 2.4GHz bandwidth.  Be aware that you are in a "shared environment" and please coexist with your neighbors.
+* Use only ''non-interfering channels'' 1,6,11 in the unlicensed ISM 2.4GHz bandwidth.  Be aware that you are in a "shared environment" and please coexist with your neighbors.
 * '''Do not''' use '''''channels 2,3,4,5,7,8,9,or 10''''' in the 2.4 GHz frequency band. These channels overlap with the neighboring channels and cause enough co-channel interference to render neighboring channels unusable.

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 * A user-run WiFi router may be turned off at the switch port if identified as causing issues.
-* '''''If you are in doubt about setting up your own WiFi, then please contact [mailto:wirelessteam@jhu.edu '''wirelessteam@jhu.edu''']'''''
+* '''''If you are in doubt about setting up your own WiFi, then please email [mailto:wirelessteam@jhu.edu '''wirelessteam@jhu.edu''']'''''
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 When contacting JHU for WiFi issues, be sure to tell them where on campus you are experiencing the problem.  They might also require specific information about your computer, including its wireless interface's MAC address.
-==When You Absolutely Have To Run Your Own WiFi Access Point In Malone Hall==
+==When You Absolutely Have To Run Your ''Own'' WiFi Access Point In Malone Hall==
 ''The following info was provided by one of the network managers from Wireless Technologies for Johns Hopkins Enterprise.  We have paraphrased and reformatted it for our wiki:''

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 We suggest connecting to [http://www.it.johnshopkins.edu/services/network/wireless JHU's '''"hopkins"''' wireless network] if you would like to wirelessly connect to JHU.  (We recommend you do not connect to JHU's ''JHGuestnet'' access point, since it limits your ability to connect to sites within JHU.  So, use "hopkins" instead.)  Malone Hall has many "hopkins" access points throughout the building.
-'''NOTE: CS IT does ''not'' configure or troubleshoot systems not managed by CS IT.  Therefore, CS IT does ''not'' configure those systems to operate on JHU WiFi.''' If you have problems connecting your computer to JHU's "hopkins" wireless system, you can either contact the JHU Helpdesk at 410-516-HELP or, you can send e-mail to [mailto:wirelessteam@jhu.edu '''wirelessteam@jhu.edu'''] for further assistance.  Be sure to tell them where on campus you are experiencing the problem.  They might also require specific information about your computer, including its wireless interface's MAC address.
+Johns Hopkins has set up the enterprise wireless network for staff, faculty, and student use in the Homewood campus buildings. You should be able to accomplish normal functions such as printing, backups, sharing data, file shares, email, instant messaging, etc... from your wirelessly capable device.
-==When You Absolutely Have To Run Your Own WiFi Access Point In Malone Hall==
+JHU has built out office and classroom areas for the proper coverage and capacity within the buildings on campus.  This includes Malone Hall.
-Johns Hopkins has set up the enterprise wireless network for staff, faculty, and student use in the Homewood campus buildings. You should be able to accomplish normal functions such as printing, backups, sharing data, file shares, email, instant messaging, etc... from your wirelessly capable device.
+==What To Do If You Have Problems Accessing JHU WiFi==
-JHU has built out office and classroom areas for the proper coverage and capacity within the buildings on campus.  This includes Malone Hall.
+'''NOTE: CS IT does ''not'' configure or troubleshoot systems not managed by CS IT.  Therefore, CS IT does ''not'' configure those systems to operate on JHU WiFi.'''
 If you have issues connecting to the Johns Hopkins Wireless network, please either:
 * [https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/Contacting_JHU_IT_Support  Contact the JHU Help Desk] to open a problem ticket
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 * Send an email to [mailto:WirelessTeam@jhu.edu '''wirelessteam@jhu.edu'''] and they can determine whether you have a radio infrastructure issue or device configuration issue.
-===But, if you still need to run your own WiFi in Malone Hall===
+When contacting JHU for WiFi issues, be sure to tell them where on campus you are experiencing the problem.  They might also require specific information about your computer, including its wireless interface's MAC address.
 The JHU Enterprise network meets common needs, but sometimes for the sake of innovation, department WiFi routers may be justified for projects. If doing this, please follow these guidelines:

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 ==JHU-provided WiFi==
-'''The CS department does ''not'' provide its own wireless capability.'''  We suggest connecting to [http://www.it.johnshopkins.edu/services/network/wireless JHU's '''"hopkins"''' wireless network] if you would like to wirelessly connect to JHU.  (We recommend you do not connect to JHU's "JHGuestnet" access point, since it limits your ability to connect to sites within JHU.  So, use "hopkins" instead.)  Malone Hall has many "hopkins" access points throughout the building.
+'''The CS department does ''not'' provide its own wireless capability.'''
-'''CS IT does ''not'' configure or troubleshoot systems not managed by CS IT.  Therefore, CS IT does ''not'' configure those systems to operate on JHU WiFi.''' If you have problems connecting your computer to JHU's "hopkins" wireless system, you can either contact the JHU Helpdesk at 410-516-HELP or, you can send e-mail to [mailto:wirelessteam@jhu.edu '''wirelessteam@jhu.edu'''] for further assistance.  Be sure to tell them where on campus you are experiencing the problem.  They might also require specific information about your computer, including its wireless interface's MAC address.
+We suggest connecting to [http://www.it.johnshopkins.edu/services/network/wireless JHU's '''"hopkins"''' wireless network] if you would like to wirelessly connect to JHU.  (We recommend you do not connect to JHU's ''JHGuestnet'' access point, since it limits your ability to connect to sites within JHU.  So, use "hopkins" instead.)  Malone Hall has many "hopkins" access points throughout the building.
 ==When You Absolutely Have To Run Your Own WiFi Access Point In Malone Hall==