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 > >
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