Internet

Managing the Internet
 * The school has access points instead of routers. There are a few access points in every hall on the ceiling.
 * The light on the access point should be blue. That means everything is working. If it’s green or flashing, something’s wrong.
 * Wi-Fi access is different from being hard wired. So those who are hard wired could still be online but not the Wi-Fi.
 * There is a server in the computer lab. It is a black unit that looks like a CPU. If it’s on, there’s a blue light in the front. If the power goes out and it shuts down, you need to turn it back on for the Internet to work.
 * The Internet and Wi-Fi goes out from time to time, generally just for a few minutes. If it doesn’t come back on after 5-20 min, it’s time for Plan B.
 * You have 2 options: 1. Pull the plug in the closet in the office. There’s a bunch of hardware in there and it’s kind of the main brain. Leave it unplugged for about 30-60 seconds, then plug in. Takes about 5 minutes for everything to reboot. 2. Call or email William at the Archdiocese. Of course, if you don’t have Internet, you can’t email. I use my phone – but you have to use your Archdiocese email address instead of your personal address or they don’t get it. You send the email to support@arch-no.org . The number is 267-9723. William’s cell # is 400-3258.
 * There’s a big box in the computer lab and also in the PreK4 room (closest to the outside of the building) on the wall. It has a bunch of hardware and blue wires. Each one is responsible for the building it is housed in. If the Wi-Fi is out in the lower school building, but not Admin building, you may have to reset that box. There are 4 “bricks,” which are black power things that have a red cord attached to it and also an electrical plug. If you unplug them all, and check the access point outside the room, the light should be off. Once it goes off, you can replug them all. It should reset the access points. You can’t just unplug the plug from the wall. There’s a battery backup, so it keeps everything running.