One question that I get all the time is, where is there wi-fi access in Carroll Hall? This came up again over the weekend at Podcastercon. The success of this program required the conference to use Carroll 111 as well as rooms in Murphey. There was an assumption on the part of some attendees and presenters in 111 that there would be access. This is, for now, wrong.
There are 6 access points in Carroll. There are two on the ground floor, in rooms 15 and 67, one on the first floor, in room 148, one in the Park Library, and two on the third floor, outside the Freedom Forum and in the Research Center. Two additional access points, one in room 33 and another in 283, were stolen.
So what about 111? There is the possibility of getting service from either 67 or 148, but there should be no expectation of quality signal. The radios are far away, and not directed toward 111. At the time we did the site survey for wi-fi, it made no sense to provide access in that room. because it is just too big. The network would be easily saturated, and everyone would be unhappy. However, all is not lost. ITS is planning a pilot for that room in which several 802.11a radios will be installed. This should mean that hundreds of people with 802.11a receivers should be able to get online and get good service. More on this when it happens.