Wireless Communication Policy Template

Description
The purpose of the Wireless Communication Policy is to provide the best possible quality of wireless network service, ensure wired and wireless network security and integrity, and minimize interference between the wireless network and other products deployed throughout organization.Wireless networks operate in both FCC licensed and unlicensed bands and communications infrastructures of both types are prevalent on the campus. Many other types of communications products as well as other types of equipment operate in the FCC unlicensed bands, although the other equipment is not necessarily used for communications purposes. With all these different pieces of equipment sharing these bands, it is not unusual for one piece of equipment to interfere with another. Such interference causes degraded service quality therefore, it is important to effectively engineer, install and manage wireless technology if it is to be a reliable means of communication. In addition to the potential interference problems, wireless networks are inherently less secure than wired networks. Only by proper implementation and operation can effective security be maintained. A network-wide approach must be taken to keep interference to a minimum, secure the campus wireless networks and insure the integrity of the campus computing systems connected to these networks. Applications that use a large amount of bandwidth, e.g., downloading of audio and video files, Banner 2000 (Goldmine), etc., will effectively limit the use of a wireless network to just one or a few individuals. A solution would be for these individuals to perform the activities listed above on a wired network. At the present time, there is no guarantee of security on a wireless network. Therefore, it is recommended that information of a personal nature, information protected by FERPA or HIPAA regulations or any information the user would consider sensitive not be transmitted over a wireless network.

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