Introduction The ICSnet wireless network is a departmental wide network allowing wireless IP network connectivity to the user community. The unique research and academic requirements of ICS require the deployment of a departmental wireless network. Its initial implementation was the IEEE 802.11 standard and is now the IEEE 802.11b standard.
ICSnet Wireless Components ICSnet consists of the following:
- Cisco 802.11b 350 series access points deployed through each building.
- Any 802.11b compatible client card (no encryption).
- Cisco 802.11b 350 series 128-bit WEP client cards (encryption and authentication supported).
ICSnet Connectivity Requirements All faculty wishing to connect to ICSnet wireless network will be provided with a departmental purchased 802.11 client card. Students wishing to connect to the wireless network will provide their own cards. Faculty may purchase, through the department, network cards for their students. Each card must support IEEE 802.11b and 128-bit WEP encryption.
For security and management purposes the ICS Support Group must configure each access point. No other access points will be allowed to participate in the ICSnet wireless network. Other access points will create security problems for the entire ICSnet and create communication interference for the wireless network.
Security Requirements The ICSnet wireless network will employ 128-bit dynamic WEP encryption, LEAP authentication, and network name security to protect users from unauthorized data theft such as network sniffing. All RFCs will be supported on the ICSnet wireless network.
IEEE 802.11b cards not supporting dynamic WEP and LEAP will be allowed to participate in the ICSnet wireless network. It will be the responsibility of the user to ensure data security by utilizing an end to end secure session such as ssl, and ssh.
