I worked in a HS for 7 years. I do understand.

On Friday, February 11, 2011, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]> wrote:
>> So, Matthew, you have two ways to push back, it'll make your
>> AUP toothless or, it will cost you $$ to implement.
>
> Happily, there is captive portal style support for our current filtering 
> solution... which is what is making this a possibility. It should be noted 
> that we aren't exactly ecstatic about the idea anyways.
>
> But alas, this is but one of the many things we are dealing with, and not the 
> most pressing thing. We have lasted this long without any formal wireless in 
> the schools, we can last a while longer... especially with the ever shrinking 
> budget.
>
> "Okay, do you want wireless, or do you want to replace your 5 year old 
> teacher stations?" Actually, the want both and more usually. How do they 
> justify it? Because they have other funding they want to use to expand... 
> *grumble*
>
>
> --Matt Ross
> Ephrata School District
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jonathan Link
> [mailto:[email protected]]
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Fri, 11 Feb 2011
> 07:31:10 -0800
> Subject: Re: Personal phones connecting to your corporate
> data - how do you handle security?
>
>
>> Very true, but in this case, it's a school.  Budgets are tighter tha snare
>> drums...
>> When you have to make infrastructure equipment last 10+ years, and user
>> equipment last 5+ years, the idea to do something like this quickly
>> evaporates.  So, Matthew, you have two ways to push back, it'll make your
>> AUP toothless or, it will cost you $$ to implement.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 6:45 AM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> > >> We have been looking at a similar "Public only" wifi for our schools.
>> > The
>> > >> outcry for access is growing, and we are feeling the urge to support
>> our
>> > >> customers (they being the students and staff of our school district).
>> > >
>> > > And will make any AUP effecitvely toothless.  For a school, this is an
>> > > incredibly bad idea.
>> >
>> >  One can incorporate a captive portal to help address that kind of
>> > thing.  Costs are higher, of course.  TANSTAAFL.  :)
>> >
>> > -- Ben
>> >
>> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
>> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~
>> >
>> > ---
>> > To manage subscriptions click here:
>> > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/
>> > or send an email to [email protected]
>> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
>> >
>> >
>>
>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~
>>
>> ---
>> To manage subscriptions click here:
>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/
>> or send an email to [email protected]
>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~
>
> ---
> To manage subscriptions click here: 
> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/
> or send an email to [email protected]
> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
>
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

---
To manage subscriptions click here: 
http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/
or send an email to [email protected]
with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin

Reply via email to