Using Personal Wireless Devices in Residence Halls

Overview
Routers:
- Belkin
- Netgear
- Linksys
- Apple AirPort
- D-Link
- Vizio
- Motorola
Gaming consoles
Roku
Printers
- HP
- Epson
- Canon
- Lexmark
- Brother
- Kodak

Overview

Texas A&M University Access Control (AC-18) prohibits students from using personal or unauthorized wireless access points, switches and DHCP servers in residence halls. Personal wireless equipment can disrupt residence hall wireless networks. Multiple wireless signals interfere with each other, causing disruptions and poor network performance for everyone. Personal Wi-Fi is a security risk: providing unauthorized access to the University’s network violates state laws and University policy. This rule applies to all residence hall students, whether or not you live in a hall with TAMU WiFi wireless service.

If you disable the wireless feature, you are permitted to have routers, printers, DVD/Blu-ray players, game consoles, etc.

NOTE: Texas A&M Technology Services can detect unauthorized Wi-Fi equipment. Students who violate the policy will lose their Ethernet connection in their room and may face further university disciplinary actions. To ensure you are not violating the policy, turn off the wireless feature on all routers, printers, DVD/Blu-ray players, gaming systems, etc. Visit https://u.tamu.edu/WirelessAccess for more information about Wireless Access policies at Texas A&M University.

This document provides links to disabling instructions for common routers, gaming consoles, and printers.

Routers:

Belkin

Belkin Support Instructions

Disabling A Belkin Router

1. Open a web browser and type in this address: http://192.168.2.1 [fig. 01].
  
  [fig. 01 – Web browser]
2. Click Login in the upper right corner of the page [fig. 02]. The router does not ship with a password, so click Submit.
  
  [fig. 02 – Router setup]
3. The wireless disable function can be found in one of two places depending on your router:
  
  a. Option 1:
  
  i. Click on Wireless found in the menu on the left side of the screen [fig. 03].
  
  [fig. 03 – Wireless]
  
  ii. You will see Enable or Disable Wireless Functionality. Click Disable [fig. 04].
  
  [fig. 04 – Enable or disable]
  
  b. Option 2:
  i. Choose Channel and SSID located in the menu on the left side of the screen [fig. 05].
  
  [fig. 05 – Channel and SSID]
  
  ii. Change the wireless mode to off [fig. 06].
  
  [fig. 06 – Off]
  
  iii. Click Apply Changes.
  
  vi. The router will reboot, and after the countdown is complete, your changes will be saved.
4. You have now turned off the wireless function on your router.

For more information, visit http://en-us-support.belkin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24

Netgear

http://support.netgear.com/for_home/default.aspx

Disabling a NETGEAR Router

1. 1. 1. Open a web browser and type in this address: http://routerlogin.net [fig. 07].
      
      [fig. 07 – Web browser]
    2. Unless you have previously created a custom username and password, enter admin into the username field and password in the password field and click OK [fig. 08].
      
      [fig. 08 – Username and password]
    3. Click on Wireless Settings under Setup in the main menu on the left side of the screen [fig. 09].
      
      [fig. 09 – Wireless settings]
    4. Under Security Options, click on Disable [fig. 10].
      
      [fig. 10 – Security options]
    5. Click Apply.
    6. You have now turned off the wireless function on your router.

Linksys

http://homesupport.cisco.com/en-us/support

Disabling a Linksys Router

1. 1. 1. Open a web browser and type in this address: http://192.168.1.1 [fig. 11].
      
      [fig. 11 – Web browser]
    2. Unless you have previously created a custom username and password, enter admin in the username field and admin in the password field. Click OK [fig. 12].
      
      [fig. 12 – Username and password]
    3. Click Wireless [fig. 13].
      
      [fig. 13 – Wireless]
    4. Open the Wireless Network Mode drop-down menu and click on Disabled [fig. 14].
      
      [fig. 14 – Wireless network mode]
    5. Click Save Settings [fig. 15].
      
      [fig. 15 – Save]
    6. You have now turned off the wireless function on your router.

NOTE: For information on connecting multiple devices, visit out documentation titled “Connecting Multiple Devices: NAT Boxes and Routers”.

Gaming consoles

Play Station

http://us.playstation.com/support/

Xbox 360

https://myservice.xbox.com/en-US/Pages/Welcome.aspx

Nintendo Systems

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/index.jsp

Roku

http://support.roku.com/forums/217884-troubleshooting-and-support

Printers

HP

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-drivers.html

Disabling Wireless on the HP Deskjet 3050

1. 1. 1. Press the wireless button [fig. 16].
      
      [fig. 16 – Wireless button]
    2. Choose Wireless Settings on the printer display.
    3. Click Defaults.
    4. Click OK.
    5. Choose Disable Wireless. The status should change from Connected to Not Connected [fig. 17].
      
      [fig. 17 - Wireless Status Light]
    6. The wireless status light should be off.