CBANETRoam

What Is CBANET Roam?
Initial Laptop Configuration
Copyright

The CBANET Roam Network is the College of Business's response to our students' expanding need to access information technology in general and the Internet in particular, while in campus. CBANET Roam enables students to have their personal laptop computers connected to the FIU Internet backbone at 2/11Mbps through wireless radio links, while inside or in the immediate vicinity of the CBA Ryder Building in the FIU South Campus. Combined with the hard-wired computers in the CBA's labs, CBANET Roam offers valuable support for students to retrieve information from the Internet, communicate with peers and instructors, and carry out online exercises even in the classroom.

The Ryder College of Business Building has been equipped with multiple state-of-the-art IEEE 802.11b WiFi standard radio transponders, that warrant network communications with especially equipped computers, not only inside but also several feet around the CBA building. To be able to use the CBANET Roam network, a laptop will have to be equipped with a compatible wireless PCMCIA  802.11b WiFi network card. Recommended cards are Aironet, Cisco, 3Com, Xircom and Linksys.

In its initial configuration, CBANET Roam should comfortably support several dozen simultaneous computers employing compatible wireless cards. In the near future, CBANET Roam will be integrated to similar wireless resources in other buildings in the FIU campuses.

Laptop Configuration

The College of Business Administration minimum requirements for student laptops are the following (a):

• 1GHZ CPU 
• 512MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive 
• CD-Rom
• 56 Kbps v.90 modem 
• Windows XP (ME is not recommended)
• 11Mbps IEEE 802.11B Wireless Network Card 

(b) These applications are available on our compfiles page. 

Prior to using your CBANET Roam laptop for FIU emailing or accessing the Internet via FIU's modem lines (not wireless access), you must secure an FIU computer account and a personal FIU username. Check..... for instructions.

Modem Dial-up (PPP FIU) Program

MBA students can connect to the Internet through the modem. For more information on accessing the Internet via the PPP FIU modem dial-up, click here.

You must specify your own username in the PPP FIU Dial-up Program to be able to use FIU's modem access to the Internet. FIU Internet modem access is only available if you are an MBA student or if you have been granted a "PPP" account by your instructor.

• Double-click the "My Computer" icon and then double click the "Dial-up Networking" icon. Right-click (use the mouse right button) the "PPP FIU" icon and click on properties.

type in your username into the appropriate field. Click "OK" to exit the screen.

Wireless Network Card Configuration

To be able to access the CBANET Roam network, you will need to install the wireless card. Follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer and use the following installation parameters: (Figures shown are illustrative of the Aironet card)
 

• Configure the Client Name field with your own FIU username (e.g., "jdoe"), as shown below, to avoid having laptop I.D. conflicts in the wireless network

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Registering Your Wireless Network Card in CBANET

• After configuring your Aironet card, you will need to register it with CBANET, so it will be recognized by the network. To register the card, you must contact the BA computer Labs at either (305) 348-6669 or via email at borys@fiu.edu   One of the lab assistants will register your computer's MAC address and set you up accordingly.

Copyright

Copyright 2001-2006, College of Business Administration, Technology Center, Florida International University.  This document may be freely copied and distributed provided that it is left in its original form and includes the title and copyright notice.