CSAIL Wireless

CSAIL Wireless

CSAIL operates two parallel wireless networks. All are implemented by the same physical infrastructure, which currently (February, 2026) consists of 82 Meraki MR46 access points. Most access points support 802.11ax with up to 600 Mbit/s transfer rate. More information is available about our wireless network design principles.

You can determine which access point you are using, and some basic parameters of the radio connection, by visiting my.meraki.net in your browser. Current network status information is available.

Two wireless networks

There are two SSIDs (wireless network names)

StataCenter

StataCenter is an open and unencrypted wireless network intended for non-CSAIL users (including guests), with some restrictions on what users are able to do.

CSAILPrivate

Restrictions

• The original 802.11 and 802.11b data rates (1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbit/s) are not supported.
• Dual-band clients which connect on a 2.4 GHz channel will be steered to the 5-GHz band when possible.