Office of Technology Systems
 Network Connections

The College of Staten Island provides to the college community a fast, safe and efficient network.

The CSI Network is made up of Cisco switches and routers which provide a gigabit backbone through fiber optics and 100 megabits to the desktop with over 2500 desktop computers connected through a high-speed local area network running Windows XP or Windows 2000. This high-speed backbone provides connectivity to the Internet and network resources which are secured with the latest Cisco technology. The campus Internet connection currently has a bandwidth of 20mbps, which we plan to increase to 100mbps.

OIT Network Support

• We work to maintain a safe environment with vulnerability scanners, PIX and bandwidth management devices. With redundancy and in-house support we have created a network that can be depended on to provide safe access.
• A networked campus in which all network devices are the latest Cisco products. With this homogeneous network of Cisco devices we can assure 24/7 access. The College of Staten Island 's network provides access at 100mbps from the desktop and a 1 gigabit backbone at the core level.
• Over 2500 desktop computers are connected through a high-speed local area network running Windows XP or Windows 2000.
• This hardware configuration allows students, faculty, and staff full access to specialized software, the Internet, online library resources, and email.

Wireless Access

• "CSI unplugged", wireless access is via 802.11b/g technology. The network can be accessed from any of the academic or administrative buildings. Our security is state of the art.
• The College of Staten Island 's Data network spans 19 buildings and provides access for all campus staff, faculty and students 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Wireless HOTSPOTS are designed to expand service to users with laptops or PDAs equipped for wireless networking. With HOTSPOTS, wireless computers have high-speed access to the internet and college Web Services.

To access the CSI Wireless Network we recommend that you configure your wireless device to use 810.1G service and to authenticate you will be required to enter your CSI user ID and password. For more information on CSI User ID and password Authentication, go to Wireless Access.