Choose a Wireless Card

Criteria for Choosing a Wireless Card

Wireless cards labeled with "Wi-Fi" will usually work with our network. To take advantage of encryption, the card should support WPA Enterprise. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that all cards will work on our network.

Best
For the best performance, we recommend choosing a wireless card which supports both the 802.11g and 802.11a standards. These devices can achieve the highest performance (up to 54 Mbs) and are best able to deal with radio interference where 802.11a coverage is available.
Better
For better performance wireless cards that support the 802.11g standard can achieve up to 54 Mbs where 802.11g coverage is available.
Good
Wireless cards compatible with the 802.11b standard can operate at up to 11 Mbs on our network.

Supported Wireless Cards

ITC provides detailed configuration instructions and support for a limited number of cards, depending on your operating system (generic instructions apply to all other cards):

Operating System Supported Cards
Mac OS X Apple AirPort and AirPort Extreme Cards
Windows Vista and XP Any Wi-Fi certified card that supports WPA Enterprise
Other (including handhelds) Not available

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