All the wireless access points and the controller are here as well as 3 boxes of network cable. This weekend the grounds of the campus will be alive with Viking Fest, while we light up the buildings with wireless. It will probably be a two day process, with the first being this coming Saturday, and the second coming some time over spring break. We should experience no down time with the wired or wireless networks.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Syncing Email, Calendars, and Contacts
Today I decided to try syncing my Bishop Verot email, calendar, and contacts to my iPad. I assumed this would be fairly simple and for the most part it was and should be even for an inexperienced user.
Rather than list the steps, I am just going to paste the steps I used: http://support.google.com/a/users/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138740
I did find that the steps listed above will work well in getting the calendar and email apps to sync. They will not help with getting the contacts to sync. In order to do that, I recommend downloading and installing the Contact Import and Export for Google App from the iTunes store. It is published by G.P. Imports, Inc.
You may also wish to download and install the Gmail app, rather than using the native iPad email app. The setup is a little easier, and the contacts are integrated into the email for mailing, though it does not appear that you can look up contact info through it.
The BVHS calendar looks great in the calendar app and the email app is very simple to use.
Rather than list the steps, I am just going to paste the steps I used: http://support.google.com/a/users/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138740
I did find that the steps listed above will work well in getting the calendar and email apps to sync. They will not help with getting the contacts to sync. In order to do that, I recommend downloading and installing the Contact Import and Export for Google App from the iTunes store. It is published by G.P. Imports, Inc.
You may also wish to download and install the Gmail app, rather than using the native iPad email app. The setup is a little easier, and the contacts are integrated into the email for mailing, though it does not appear that you can look up contact info through it.
The BVHS calendar looks great in the calendar app and the email app is very simple to use.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
New wireless on the way
It's official, our new wireless equipment has been ordered and its installation has been scheduled. All parts should be here by early next week, and installation will begin on Saturday, March 16th.
While we will continue to use the existing fiber connections between buildings, we will be running new CAT5e Ethernet within the buildings to guarantee that there are no wiring issues. The goal is to get the main building and Santini Center up and running that day, and see how far we can get with the rest of the campus. Anything left incomplete will be completed over spring break.
Once done, the wireless signal should be strong throughout the campus. In fact, it will even be available on in the football stadium and baseball field. The centralized controller based system should be able to self identify and areas of weakness so deficiencies can be resolved immediately.
While we will continue to use the existing fiber connections between buildings, we will be running new CAT5e Ethernet within the buildings to guarantee that there are no wiring issues. The goal is to get the main building and Santini Center up and running that day, and see how far we can get with the rest of the campus. Anything left incomplete will be completed over spring break.
Once done, the wireless signal should be strong throughout the campus. In fact, it will even be available on in the football stadium and baseball field. The centralized controller based system should be able to self identify and areas of weakness so deficiencies can be resolved immediately.
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