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Number of students using high-speed network has more than doubled
 As
part of its Wi-Fi Awareness Campaign, University Information
Technology launched a Wi-Fi service desk at M.D. Anderson
Library and a raffle for students in September. The purpose of
the Awareness Campaign is to encourage students to use the
high-speed Wi-Fi network.
The campaign more than doubled the number of users using the
high-speed Wi-Fi network from 24 percent to 54 percent. This
number is expected to continue to rise as students learn how to
reconfigure their mobile devices to connect to dual band
networks.
University of Houston College of Natural Science and Mathematics
student Abu Sule Abdul, shown in the photo, was the third winner
of UIT�s Wi-Fi raffle. He received a Netgear N600 wireless dual
band USB adapter.
UIT�s Wi-Fi service desk is on the first floor of M.D. Anderson
Library and it is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
An average of 200 students have visited the booth each week
since it debuted in September, seeking ways to improve their
high-speed Wi-Fi experience on campus. In some cases, this
simply requires reconfiguring the settings on their wireless
devices. In other cases, a USB adapter is suggested.
Students using devices capable of accessing only the low-speed
�g� network are encouraged to purchase a Wi-Fi dual band USB
adapter from Cougar Byte for $52.99 or any other computer retail
store.
For information about UH wireless services, initiatives,
coverage map and FAQs, visit
www.uh.edu/wifi. To learn how
to improve your Wi-Fi experience,
click here. Follow us on
Twitter @UHWireless.
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