Wireless

Wireless allows connectivity to the WCMC network and the Internet without being tethered to your office or lab. There are three versions of the wireless service:

WMC Secure provides secure access to all institutional resources.

WMC Guest Services provides non-secure access to web pages for guests of WCMC faculty, students and staff. WMC Guest Services does not provide access to any WCMC system or application. Protocols other than HTTP or HTTPS may not be used over this network.

Users visiting from Ithaca who are already configured to access RedRover-Secure can also use it at WCMC, resulting in access equivalent to using the WCMC Secure network. For more information, please refer to the "Using your Ithaca NetID on the WCMC Campus" guide.

To access the aforementioned wireless services, WCMC faculty, staff and students must be located at the WCMC campus or a supported WCMC offsite location. WCMC students residing at housing provided by another institution other than WCMC will not be able to access these services from that residence.

What Is Included

WMC Guest Services:

  • Rate-limited access to the Internet via HTTP and HTTPS only
  • Available from all access points
WMC Secure:
  • Access to the WCMC network and its resources including the Internet, Internet2 and any affiliate network connectivity
  • Wireless connectivity available in all locations where access points are deployed. To view the areas where wireless is available, please visit our Wireless Zones guide
  • One statically assigned IP address per tagged wireless device
  • Software installation and configuration is provided by an ITS technician
RedRover-Secure:
  • Access to the WCMC network and its resources including the Internet, Internet2 and any affiliate network connectivity
  • One dynamically assigned IP address per wireless device

Cost

  • WMC Guest Services is available at no additional charge
  • WMC Secure requires the machine to be ITS tagged, incurring a $350 annual fee as well as a one time $150 connect fee. These fees are not charged again if the device is already tagged
  • RedRover-Secure access is available at no additional charge