The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on June 28, 2023, issued a circular regarding Wi-Fi Policy for all ESIC Medical Colleges/Hospitals and Teaching Institutions.
The Headquarters Office has analysed the need for Wi-Fi internet access in all ESIC Medical Colleges/Hospitals and Teaching Institutions. A committee was constituted as a result to evaluate the Wi-Fi policy for ESIC Medical Colleges/Hospitals and Teaching Institutions.
The Competent Authority has approved the following compliance guidelines based on the Committee's recommendation: -
• All Medical Colleges and Teaching Institutions should adopt campus-wide Wi-Fi network solutions for their Medical colleges and hospitals.
• All Medical Colleges/Hospitals are required to follow all the statutory requirements as issued by the NMC and respective State authorities from time to time.
• For Wi-Fi facility 2 (ILL) Internet leased lines (minimum), which should be from different ISP terminating at the same network center location may be installed. If link utilization is observed more than 70% then the Institute's competent authority can upgrade the link as per their requirement.
• There should have a separate LAN network for Wi-Fi setup from the existing LAN being used for Dhanwantri Application.
• Presently, the primary users of Wi-Fi connectivity are envisaged Medical officers, students, and staff of the Medical College. For IP, internet access for downloading the IP reports, etc. can be given on a need basis.
• The access through Wi-Fi must have secure access control measures so that only authorized users can able to access Wi-Fi. The solution must have usage monitoring/control with auditable access logs. This can be achieved through AAA (authentication, authorization, and accounting) server.
• LAN to be controlled by Central Management Console where ISP lines are being terminated. No separate ISP terminations are recommended for different or distant campus locations.
[Notification No. 1-11013/15/2022-ICT (E- 87727)]
