Friday, 2 September 2011

MHC Wireless Services

The college is moving to an authenticated wireless network service where students and employees will need to use their college username and password to log on.  This service will provide a greater number of more reliable connections than our current open service.

We need to run some tests, to trial the system.  These tests will start today and will continue over the next few days as we hope to get if fully operational for the first day of classes.

In the next few days you will experience a disruption of the wireless service, and can expect:
-  The current MHC-Public wireless network will disappear and devices will be disconnected

-A new network called MHC-WiFi will be available. To use this network you will need to use your college username and password

- To connect to the network, select MHC-WiFi from your computer or mobile device

- Once connected open up your web browser

- You will be directed to a page indicating the terms of use in accessing the network. Please read this and scroll to the bottom of the page

- If you accept the conditions, you enter your username and password

- For this system, the username and password is the one used to connect to MHC computers and networks in labs and offices

- Click the green coloured Submit button

More detailed information will be sent out in the coming days as the kinks are worked out of the system and we bring it permanently online.

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

MHC Technology Plan - Final Aproval

The MHC Technology Plan 2011-2014 will be taken to President's Council for approval in September. The draft to be presented is available here:

Technology Plan 2011-2014

We should be budgeting and directing our overall activity based on this plan from September on.