On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 10:41 PM, John  BORIS <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a question about wireless access point security. We have a
> multi-use center that I use for training and presentations.  By policy
> the access point must have the security enabled. It becomes a giant
> chore when we hold training sessions and people bring in their laptops
> from their offices. We are trying to find an easier way to enable
> encryption. I want to have it similar to when you go to a Hotel and open
> your browser and the access point (or whatever device is connected to
> the AP) captures the request and then you enter a code (usually your
> room number or a code the front desk gave you) and bingo you get an IP
> and you are setup. Does anyone have a pointer to information on this
> subject? I can't put a LINUX box there so I am looking for a device that
> would handle it.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> John Boris
>

What do you mean by "giant chore"?  Almost all wireless
implementations I can think of popup and ask for the password, and
that's it.  There's nothing else to configure.  If you are running
into trouble giving the password out to everyone, you can write it on
the whiteboard and erase it when you're done with the class.  Anyone
who knows what wireless is will already know how to connect and enter
a password, and those who don't won't be missing it anyway.

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