Wireless Internet Access

Complementary high speed wireless internet access is available at our Drop Zone.  Unfortunately technical support or assistance is not available however the following information may be helpful in connecting your wireless equipped computer to the internet via the BKPC  wireless network.

You will need:

A computing device that supports IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g (WiFi) wireless networking with the following network settings configured: 

Wireless LAN Name (SSID) = BKPC

Authentication : Open

Data Encryption: Disabled

IP Address = Automatically Obtained (DHCP)

DNS Server = Automatically Obtained (DHCP)

Experiencing Problems?  Check the following: 

Is your wireless adapter enabled?

Can you see and connect to the "BKPC" wireless network?

Have you turned off any Wireless Data / WEP encryption?

Have you turned off any authentication?

Have you set your IP address to “Obtain an IP address automatically?” (DHCP)

Have you set your DNS (domain name service) to “Obtain DNS server address automatically” (DHCP)

Have you tried to refresh / renew your IP address (in Windows XP network properties this is termed "repair")

Frequently Asked Questions:

Does your wireless network support VPN (virtual private network) connections back to my company’s own network? 

Yes, SSL, IPSec and PPTP VPN clients should work across the BKPC wireless LAN

How fast is your internet connection? The current connection is a 1MB DSL circuit giving 1152K downloads and 288Kbps uploads.

Is the DZ wireless network and internet connection secure? No, the DZ wireless network and the internet are both open and unsecured public networks. You should take what ever security precautions you feel appropriate including anti-virus, anti-spyware and personal firewalls on your computer.

Can I send / receive my email? You will be able to access web based email (e.g. Hot Mail etc.) but if you have a private email service from your home internet account your ISP may not necessarily allow you email access from internet connections outside of their own domain (this is a normal security practice)