Frank, Politics (read those controlling the money) deem otherwise. :( Perhaps now that we have tunneled Guest access we can upgrade our data wireless network security, but it needs to be approached very carefully from a political perspective.
Bruce From: Frank Bulk [mailto:frnk...@iname.com] Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 9:32 AM Subject: Re: Wireless network names Here, too - open Wi-Fi for the masses? <Cringe> It's 2009 now - time to lock it down. Frank From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:wireless-...@listserv.educause.edu] On Behalf Of Osborne, Bruce W. (NS) Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 6:35 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless network names Nathan, We here at Liberty University have recently upgraded our wireless network and changed SSIDs. We likely need to consolidate things more, but we have been on a fast upgrade schedule. As echoed by others, branding is an important consideration, especially when in areas that border outside businesses. Here is our current structure: Liberty - 802.11 a/b/g & 2.4 GHz 802.11n - open / Bradford mac authentication, no multicast allowed LU-HiSpeed - 5GHz 802.11n only - open / Bradford mac authentication, iptv multicast (future) LU-Guest - 802.11a/b/g/n - open / policy portal, secure tunnel to DMZ, 256K bandwidth per user, Internet access only LU-Phone - 802.11a/b/g - WEP for Cisco 7920 / 7921 wireless phones only. (7920 phones will not do more than WEP) LU-Staff - 802.11a/b/g/n - WPA2-PSK encrypted desktops on a remote location shared with other businesses. We do not currently have a PKI, so we use PSK in some places. We also have some other specialized SSIDs on small areas. Bruce Osborne Network Engineer Liberty University From: Nathan Hay [mailto:np...@cedarville.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:12 PM Subject: Wireless network names We are trying to decide on some network names for our various networks and we are looking for input from other schools. Would anyone mind sharing their SSID names and a brief description of their target audience of devices/users? We are specifically interested in choosing a new name for our SSID that is primarily for smartphone/PDA/iPhone/iPod touch devices. Here's what we have currently: cedarwireless-guest: coffee shop type wireless with limited access, only in academic buildings cedarwireless-special: non-broadcast SSID for smartphone/PDA/iPhone/iPod touch and game consoles cedarwireless-unsecure: clear network with captive portal for laptops (students and others) cedarwireless-secure: WPA2-Enterprise network for laptops (students and others) Thanks, Nathan Nathan P. Hay Network Engineer Computer Services Cedarville University www.cedarville.edu<http://www.cedarville.edu/> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
