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The College of Staten Island’s Networking Services group provides the college community a reliable, secure and efficient network. We provide network connectivity to more than 15,000 users, using a wide range of computing devices utilizing wired and wireless connectivity.

CSI’s Local Area Network (LAN) is built on industry-leading routing and switching technologies, featuring a high-speed 40/100-gigabit backbone infrastructure. The network supports more than 5,000 wired devices across 22 buildings, with each device receiving a minimum 1-gigabit network connection. To maximize availability and minimize service disruptions, CSI employs dynamic routing and switching technologies, along with redundant switching infrastructure, to ensure reliable, resilient, and high-performance network operations.

CSI Wireless Access

  • Access to the wireless network is available to the CSI community and guests while on campus or satellite site. The wireless network supports most mobile devices such as laptops, tablets, and smart phones.

  • Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) ensures that all wireless services deployed on campus adhere to campus-wide standards for performance, security and access control, ITS manages the wireless spectrum to ensure the greatest interoperability and roaming ability for use of campus wireless network.

  • ITS supports four on-campus wireless networks: CSI-Staff, CSI-Student, CSI-Guest, and eduroam. These wireless networks currently support 802.11a/g/n connections with several locations also supporting 802.11ac.
  • Outdoor Wireless Locations

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  • Simply scan for one of the approved CSI Wireless Networks and connect.
  • Allows active employees wireless access on up to 3 simultaneous devices while on campus.
  • Once devices are connected, they will remain authenticated to the CSI-Staff wireless network until 7 consecutive days of inactivity have elapsed.
  • For instructions on how to connect to CSI-Staff, please view the CSI-Staff Wireless Instructions.
  • The CSI-Student wireless network allows currently enrolled students to wireless access on up to 3 simultaneous devices while on campus.
  • Once devices are connected, they will remain authenticated to the CSI-Student wireless network until 24 hours of inactivity have elapsed. After 24 hours of inactivity have elapsed, you will need to reconnect your device(s) to the wireless network again.
  • For instructions on how to connect to CSI-Student, please view the CSI-Student Wireless Instructions.
  • The CSI-Guest wireless network allows guests to self-register for a limited wireless access on up to 2 devices while on campus. Once registered for a guest account, it will be valid for 24 hours.
  • For instructions on how to connect to CSI-Guest, please view the CSI-Guest Wireless Instructions. We do not recommend that faculty, staff or students use this network since it will be more restrictive and slower than the CSI-Staff or CSI-Student wireless networks.
  • Please note that Verizon and T-Mobile cellular customers are not supported at this time. If you require assistance, please contact the Technology Helpdesk.

We can only fix the problems that we know about. If you are experiencing wireless issues, please report the issue to the CSI ITS Help Desk either by e-Mail at Helpdesk@csi.cuny.edu or by using the Report a Problem Form.

Please be sure to include the following:

  • Your CSI Student, Staff, or Guest Username.
  • The wireless network you were connected to eg. CSI-Staff, CSI-Student, or CSI-Guest.
  • Operating System of the device used.
  • MAC address of device used to connect. Find instructions on How to find your MAC address.
  • Building, room number and time of issue.
  • Description of the issue.