* About: Wireless connectivity on McGill's inter-campus shuttle buses


Service overview | Who can use it | How to request & access | Cost | Availability | FAQs | Best practices & policies | Training & documentation | Support

Service overview

Wireless connectivity on McGill's inter-campus shuttle bus:

While riding the shuttle buses between the downtown and Macdonald campuses, you can connect to McGill's wireless network to access the Internet, restricted sites, and resources provided by the Library. The connection is encrypted and secured.

To set up a wireless network connection, you will need the following:

Note: Wi-Fi is available on four permanent shuttle buses (buses #279, 280, 281, and 282) and is indicated on posters. Replacement buses without Wi-Fi may occasionally operate this route.


Who can use it

McGill students, faculty, staff, affiliates (non-McGill staff work in association with McGill, such as hospital affiliates), and visitors (such as visiting faculty) can use the service. Users must have a McGill Username and Password to authenticate on the network.


How to request & access the service

The wireless service is available from any of the permanent McGill shuttle buses. The SSID of the wireless network is wpa.bus.mcgill.ca.

To configure a wireless connection, follow the appropriate instructions for your operating system:

Index of Wi-Fi setup articles


Cost

There is no cost associated with this service.


Availability

The service is available on all regular McGill inter-campus shuttle buses while the bus is in transit. The wireless service may be turned off while the bus is idling on campus between trips.

The service will not be available on buses replacing out-of-service regular buses.


Frequently asked questions

What data transfer protocols are supported?

FTP, HTTP/HTTPS, IMAP/IMAPS, NTP, POP3/POP3S, SMTP, SSH, TELNET


Are there any limitations in terms of bandwidth usage?

Yes. The maximum bandwidth per user is 1 MB per second when uploading/downloading content.

For security reasons, peer-to-peer filesharing using BitTorrent is not allowed.


Best practices & policies


Training & documentation

None available.


Support

The bus driver can reset the service if it disconnects, but only when the bus is not in transit. For all other issues, please Contact the IT Service Desk.