Small Wireless Network Update

This morning we upgraded the firmware on our wireless controller to the latest provided by Fortinet. While this upgrade brings about the normal run of bug fixes and software tweaks for the controller and access points, it also brings about a couple of new features which we hope will help to alleviate some wireless congestion in the buildings around campus.

Our wireless system will now do two things automatically:

• Periodically scan the wireless network channels to find which channels are open and then move the entire network to those open channels.
• Monitor how many devices are connected to each access point and move devices to nearby access points which are not as heavily utilized.

These two changes will hopefully help to balance out the network and alleviate congestion, especially in high-use areas around campus. However, as these are new settings, we are aware that there might be issues as bug fixes are applied and changes are made. If you are having issues connecting to the wireless network on campus, please file a support request with Network Services so that we can look into it.