TY - GEN
T1 - Public Wi-Fi Set-Up to Complement Existing Campus Internet Access Provided by the University of Ghana
AU - Aboagye, Isaac Adjaye
AU - Boadu, Edwin Okoampa
AU - Owusu-Banahene, Wiafe
AU - Sowah, Nii Longdon
AU - Ansah, Margaret Richardson
AU - Owusu Larbi, Emmanuel Kwaku
AU - King, Akesse Stephen
AU - Agyeman, Osafo Kwadwo
AU - Sesinam, Seglah Rebecca
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Public Wi-Fi can be found in public places such as airports, coffee shops, University campuses, etc. The ease with which people can access the internet using public Wi-Fi is comparatively the preferred internet access technology and provides comfort to many of its users. The major issues that characterize the public Wi-Fi networks at the University of Ghana especially the School of Engineering Sciences are slow internet speeds, low bandwidth, and weak Wi-Fi signals. Wi-Fi accessibility during peak hours for serious academic work has always been a problem. There is therefore the need to provide improved wireless communication technology with improved internet speeds, higher bandwidths, and stronger signals to complement the Wi-Fi services provided by the University of Ghana. To achieve this, a Wi-Fi network was implemented to provide an alternative to the existing campus Wi-Fi. This was done using fiber optics backhaul, two Altai super Wi-Fi access points (antennas), and a Mikrotik 8 port router. The results showed a significant improvement in performance as compared to the Wi-Fi services provided by the University in terms of strength, signal bandwidth, upload, and download speeds respectively. This will help students and lecturers at the University to conduct their research work smoothly without any disruptions.
AB - Public Wi-Fi can be found in public places such as airports, coffee shops, University campuses, etc. The ease with which people can access the internet using public Wi-Fi is comparatively the preferred internet access technology and provides comfort to many of its users. The major issues that characterize the public Wi-Fi networks at the University of Ghana especially the School of Engineering Sciences are slow internet speeds, low bandwidth, and weak Wi-Fi signals. Wi-Fi accessibility during peak hours for serious academic work has always been a problem. There is therefore the need to provide improved wireless communication technology with improved internet speeds, higher bandwidths, and stronger signals to complement the Wi-Fi services provided by the University of Ghana. To achieve this, a Wi-Fi network was implemented to provide an alternative to the existing campus Wi-Fi. This was done using fiber optics backhaul, two Altai super Wi-Fi access points (antennas), and a Mikrotik 8 port router. The results showed a significant improvement in performance as compared to the Wi-Fi services provided by the University in terms of strength, signal bandwidth, upload, and download speeds respectively. This will help students and lecturers at the University to conduct their research work smoothly without any disruptions.
KW - CAT 6 Cable
KW - Fiber presence
KW - Optical Network Terminal
KW - User ID
KW - Wi-Fi
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85170521679
T3 - Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
SP - 63
EP - 69
BT - Proceedings of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2023, IMECS 2023
A2 - Ao, S. I.
A2 - Castillo, Oscar
A2 - Douglas, Craig
A2 - Korsunsky, A. M.
PB - Newswood Limited
T2 - 2023 International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists, IMECS 2023
Y2 - 5 July 2023 through 7 July 2023
ER -