Wireless (EGR Wi-Fi)

EGR Wi-Fi: The EGRnet Wireless Network

EGR Wi-Fi is a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) provided by the College of Engineering and is available to all MSU faculty, staff, and students, as well as guests of engineering faculty and staff. There are over 115 Access Points (APs) installed strategically to provide coverage throughout the building and even in the courtyard and cafe areas. The wireless network traffic is separated from normal wired traffic for security. The APs tunnel traffic through to a group of centralized wireless controllers, managed by DECS, to ensure a consistent and effective network configuration.

EGR Wi-Fi supports the IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) standards. The EGRnet wireless network uses the SSID, or network name of EGR Wi-Fi.

Locations and Coverage

Engineering Building

• Coverage: Entire building including the central courtyard and outside cafe.
• Total access points:115
• IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g

Engineering Research Complex

• Coverage: A, B, C wings
• Total access points:30
• IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g

Engineering Research Complex, South

• Coverage: Entire building
• Total access points:12
• IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g

Jolly Road facility

• Coverage: Entire building
• Total access points:3
• IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g

Civil Infrastructure Lab

• Coverage: Entire building
• Total access points:2
• IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g

Composite Vehicle Research Center

• Coverage: Entire building
• Total access points: 10
• IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g

For more information on how to connect to and use the wireless network go to How to Connect to a Wireless Network Using Windows XP