Hi Peter,
Thanks for your response, it seems we are in a pretty similar state tech wise
though you have a lot more TV's to deal with. Though we have not upgraded
production to 7.4 (using on our dev controller) so went straight to local AP
group for the one request we couldn't hold as it
Easiest and most effective thing to block is your single sign-on page J.
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*Tim Cappalli, *Network Engineer
LTS | Brandeis University
x67149 | (617) 701-7149
cappa...@brandeis.edu
*From:* Jeff Kell [mailto:jeff-k...@utc.edu]
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 04, 2013 8:29 PM
*To:* The EDUCAUSE
We use our open SSID for clients to register non-802.1X devices or provision
802.1X with Cloudpath XpressConnect. Unregistered devices are captured using a
combination of DHCP DNS redirection. With our Aruba wireless, we redirect all
DNS traffic to our captive portal DNS server, only allowing
My only suggestion would be to be careful not to err on the side of suck. We
did that for a while, but I really had a problem offering a service that
sucks. It also struck me that it did not offer a welcoming environment to
our visitors. I agree that it is important to have incentives that
We’re also experimenting with the idea of a “nag page” when a known 802.1x
user decides to use open. Each time they connect from a browser-capable
device, they would see a page that shows the benefits of using eduroam and
what is restricted on open.
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*Tim Cappalli, *Network Engineer
LTS |
Putting on my ex-physicist hat for a moment... Without knowing what the
experiment is and how it and its room are shielded, it's hard to tell. That
being said, giving the concerned faculty member the specs (power level, gain,
frequencies) and offering to reduce the power or turn off one of the
Because APs are a source of heat and potentially light, we have had requests
from our Physics and Astronomy Departments that APs not be placed in certain
temperature controlled and dark areas. Some researchers on the medical campus
have also inquired about the effects of APs in their vicinity,
How have these types of devices effected your larger classrooms and the
students trying to use the wifi in the same area that someone is miracast, air
display, etc.? Have the students seen/reported performance issues when someone
is mirroring their display?
Thanks
Trent
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We faced the same situation in a building with multiple tenants.
Researchers with labs didn't want wireless because they were concerned
that it would interfere with their equipment (They didn't want to spend
the money to shield the equipment) while people in the office spaces
wanted it.
The
I'd ask for some proof (nicely). If needed, you can get some spectrum
analysis software to see what's actually happening in the RF space in
their labs. Ultimately I'd leave it up to the occupants of the building
to decide whether they want WiFi or not (and get the decision in writing).
Heath
We had to deal with this also. The location in question was newly
constructed with
shielding to prevent interference from the outside world to their very
sensitive
equipment. The thing is, they requested an AP in that area that can be
turned on/off
at their discretion. This goes against our
The light on a Cisco lightweight access point can be turned off via the
command-line. We've done this on the few APs we installed in a local
theater we own. (Of course, you could just prime and paint over the light.)
Barron
Barron Hulver
Director of Networking, Operations, and Systems
Center
You can also turn them off through the controller. Use the Advanced tab of the
individual access point.
Disable the LED state.
I have done this for many access point installed in student dorm rooms.
TCU Go Frogs!
//Craig Baugh
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From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues
Hmmm, the theater folks can paint the antennas with flat black lead-based paint
or something. We've had folks put metal inventory tags on top of the AP
antennas--sigh.
John
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From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
We are removing our open SSID for sponsored guests (and students/faculty/staff
non-802.1x supporting devices) Friday. It will be interesting to see what
problems are generated.
We have had three SSIDs: 802.1x, open for sponsored guests (mostly), and an
open commercial provider. Sponsored
We have split non 802.1x devices into two categories. User devices like
kindle's, and non-user/shared/infrastructure devices.
We do not provide wireless network for user devices due to a combination
security concerns and/or too much management required with solutions like
hotspots, open
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