Digital Literacy for St. Cloud State University
As long as you’ve logged into the network before, your computer should still have the password saved.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/what-is-wi-fi-6e
LandOLakes has opened their wifi outside their co-ops in MN for 6 weeks; Locations:
Winthrop MN
701 E 4th Street
Winthrop, MN 55396Melrose, MN
1000 Kraft Drive SE
Melrose, MN 56352Pine Island, MN
206 2nd Street NE
Pine Island, MN 55963— D. Jack Norton (@HistoryJack) May 8, 2020
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more on WiFI 6 in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=wifi6
5G is great, but this Wi-Fi upgrade will provide double the range, triple the speed and better reliability https://t.co/rvP40MgInS
— CNET (@CNET) August 28, 2019
https://www.cnet.com/news/wi-fi-6-will-upgrade-your-workhorse-wireless-network/
Wi-Fi 6, the consumer-friendly new name for the tech standard actually called 802.11ax,
wireless chip designer Qualcomm is betting big on Wi-Fi 6
“Cord cutting is real. What was typically one TV in the average home is now five or six different screens,” Patel said. “There’s a tremendous amount of content sourced through the home that wasn’t before. There’s a congestion problem.”
One of Wi-Fi 6’s biggest advances is OFDMA — orthogonal frequency division multiple access, if you must know — an efficiency-boosting technology purloined from mobile networks. Another is MU MIMO, short for multiple user, multiple input, multiple output. And then there’s 1024 QAM — quadrature amplitude modulation — which bumps up data rates by 30%.
Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon says Wi-Fi 6 and 5G networks complement each other.
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more on 5G in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=5g
WPA2 protocol used by vast majority of wifi connections has been broken by Belgian researchers, highlighting potential for internet traffic to be exposed
Mathy Vanhoef, a security expert at Belgian university KU Leuven, discovered the weakness in the wireless security protocol WPA2, and published details of the flaw on Monday morning.
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (Cert) issued a warning on Sunday in response to the vulnerability.
“The impact of exploiting these vulnerabilities includes decryption, packet replay, TCP connection hijacking, HTTP content injection and others,” the alert says, detailing a number of potential attacks. It adds that, since the vulnerability is in the protocol itself, rather than any specific device or software, “most or all correct implementations of the standard will be affected”.
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more on cybersecurity in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=cybersecurity
https://www.facebook.com/techinsider/videos/715037548694604/
(check out the comments for more info)
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more on WiFi in this IMS blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=wifi
Seamless and robust mobile connectivity is a must have in today’s education environment. More student mobile devices, higher performance data rates, greater capacity demands, increasing on-line curriculum and testing require enterprise grade Wi-Fi reliability without the complexities and on-going maintenance. It has to be simple and it has to just work.
In this webinar, you will hear case studies from three different schools, each with their own specific wireless needs, how they addressed them and what recommendation they would each have to ensure your wireless project goes smoothly.
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Vinson Houston
Vice President for Information Technology, Jacksonville State University
Since 2008, Mr. Vinson Houston has served as vice president for information technology at Jacksonville State University. Prior to that, Mr. Houston served as Director of Telecommunications for JSU, beginning in 2005. Mr. Houston currently serves on the board of directors for the Alabama Supercomputer Authority and is on the CORE Executive Committee that leads initiatives promoting PK-20 collaboration related to using new technologies in the classroom. He holds a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Jacksonville State University.
Kris Keckler
Executive Director of Information and Accountability, KUSD
Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) is the 3rd largest district in Wisconsin, with over 40 schools. KUSD’s mission is to provide excellent, challenging learning opportunities and experiences that prepare each student for success. From this role, Kris has the pleasure of directly guiding both the Office of Educational Accountability and the Information Services Department. Kris is a strong advocate for promoting quality integration of technology and data for staff and students alike.
Angela Becker
Network Manager, KUSD
Angela Becker is the Network Manager for Kenosha Unified School District. KUSD serves over 22,200 students and 3,000 staff. Angela supports and maintains the network and wireless infrastructure for 40 district sites which includes a 10Gb internal fiber ring, over 950 access points and 700 network switches as well as provides application and online testing support for the district.
Alex Ender
Network and Systems Administrator, Everest Academy
As the Network and Systems Administrator at Everest Academy, Alex is responsible for planning and implementing network and server upgrades. He has worked both as an administrator and technician for the past 4 years. Never one for a dull moment, Alex also monitors and maintains multiple client networks as a consultant.
In 2021, we need to fix America’s internet: We pay twice as much as Europe for high speeds, assuming we can even get them from r/technology
We pay twice as much as Europe for high speeds, assuming we can even get them
https://www.theverge.com/22177154/us-internet-speed-maps-competition-availability-fcc
Across the country, the FCC and internet service providers are pretending there’s competition in an unimaginable number of places where it doesn’t actually exist.
As FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel wrote for The Verge last March, as many as one in three US households doesn’t have broadband internet access, currently defined as just 25Mbps down and 3Mbps up — which feels like the bare minimum for a remote learning family these days.
early 12 million children don’t have a broadband connection at home, the Senate Joint Economic Committee reported in 2017. And the “homework gap” hits harder if you’re poor, of course: only 56 percent of households with incomes under $30,000 had broadband as of last February, according to the Pew Research Center.
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more on netneutrality in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=netneutrality