This prototype was a continuation of a wireless prototype which began in August 2001. This continuation allowed Saint Francis University’s Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas (CERMUSA) to refine the existing WLAN for the Saint Francis University (SFU) campus and attempted to show if computer modeling software was a legitimate tool for designing wireless campuses. The first portion of the prototype consisted of verifying that the access points were located in optimal locations on the SFU campus. Previous wireless prototypes consisted of doing base wiring of the SFU campus. The second current portion of the prototype consisted of wiring and testing the greenspaces of the campus, and testing “leaky wire” antenna technology as a viable option for indoor wiring applications. CERMUSA will use this research to determine best practices in deployment of wireless communication.
