Setting up iPads with Apple Configurator- process breaking on 802.1X WLAN

2015-02-11 Thread Lee H Badman
Hello Group, I have a very sharp Apple support homey on campus that is trying to configure a cart full of iPads that will (hopefully) reconfigure after every use using Apple Configurator and an MDM. It doesn't matter if the MDM is on campus or in the cloud, the results of the Configurator are v

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] latest from FCC on de-authing Mi-Fi

2015-02-11 Thread Turner, Ryan H
Yup, but then the FCC would be the agency of enforcement, not us. Ryan H Turner Senior Network Engineer The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CB 1150 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 +1 919 445 0113 Office +1 919 274 7926 Mobile -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constit

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] latest from FCC on de-authing Mi-Fi

2015-02-11 Thread Chuck Anderson
Or, you can look at that as being "harmful interference". Since your users will attempt to connect to the wrong network, it will disrupt your users' valid use of your network, harming your users. On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 03:54:41PM +, Thomas Carter wrote: > I see no exemption for that type of

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] latest from FCC on de-authing Mi-Fi

2015-02-11 Thread Chad Burnham
HI Bob, Good piece, I thought this was his best quote captured: "In the real world, Wi-Fi operates under the laws of physics and is neither limitless, nor perfect. Designing wireless systems, especially Wi-Fi, requires optimizing trade-offs in coverage, capacity, speed, security, complexity,

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] latest from FCC on de-authing Mi-Fi

2015-02-11 Thread Mike Cunningham
I'm wondering if it would be prudent for us to use a copyrighted name as part of any SSID we setup. Then if anyone else uses the same name we can go after them under copyright violation. Or we look at getting our current SSIDs copyrighted. We use Wildcat Wireless as our primary SSID but Wildcat

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] latest from FCC on de-authing Mi-Fi

2015-02-11 Thread Thomas Carter
I see no exemption for that type of issue. The FCC rulings seem to be about use of frequency for communication, not the protocol details (unless the protocol prevents the communications as in this case). Additionally, who "owns" the SSID name? The FCC sees all users as the same, so I suspect you

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] latest from FCC on de-authing Mi-Fi

2015-02-11 Thread Julian Y Koh
On Wed Feb 11 2015 09:22:55 CST, Bob Brown wrote: > > Thought my recent interview with head of wireless for Partners Healthcare > might be of interest re: the FCC de-authing discussion > > http://www.networkworld.com/article/2881540/careers/how-not-to-get-slammed-by-the-fcc-for-wi-fi-blocking.h

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] latest from FCC on de-authing Mi-Fi

2015-02-11 Thread Michael Sjulstad
Thanks Bob! Great insight into the FCC and the wifi spectrum use. Mike On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Bob Brown wrote: > Thought my recent interview with head of wireless for Partners > Healthcare might be of interest re: the FCC de-authing discussion > > > http://www.networkworld.com/arti

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] latest from FCC on de-authing Mi-Fi

2015-02-11 Thread Dan Brisson
+1 Dan Brisson Network Engineer University of Vermont (Ph) 802.656.8111 dbris...@uvm.edu On 2/11/2015 10:32 AM, Lee H Badman wrote: Excellent piece, Bob. Thanks very much for sharing. Lee Badman Wireless/Network Architect ITS, Syracuse University 315.443.3003 (Blog: http://wirednot.wordp

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] latest from FCC on de-authing Mi-Fi

2015-02-11 Thread Lee H Badman
Excellent piece, Bob. Thanks very much for sharing. Lee Badman Wireless/Network Architect ITS, Syracuse University 315.443.3003 (Blog: http://wirednot.wordpress.com) From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Bob Brown S