We offer guest access with captive portal. Users must ask for access and a temp account will be created.
Ken Connell Intermediate Network Engineer Computer & Communication Services Ryerson University 350 Victoria St RM AB50 Toronto, Ont M5B 2K3 416-979-5000 x6709 ----- Original Message ----- From: David Gillett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:25 pm Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Guest Access > At the moment, all of our access is "guest" except for specific > client laptops that belong to the college. This will provide access > to our portal when it comes online, so users with portal accounts > will be able to reach additional resources through that. > Eventually, deployment of Identity Management and 802.1x and VPN > may, in some combination, allow us to offer non-guest access at > the wireless connection, but that's still somewhere in the pipeline. > > Note that there are a variety of "wireless security" products > which focus on access to the wireless service, and so don't apply > if you offer "guest" access. Instead, attention needs to focus on > "where can these clients get to", and that applies as well to open > wired ports (we're starting to see these in some classrooms and > drop-in areas) as to wireless. > > David Gillett, CISSP CCNP > Foothill-DeAnza College District > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bennefield, Cully A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 12:03 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Guest Access > > > > We are exploring the possibility of offering guest wireless > > access and I would like to get a feel for how others might be > > handling it. Any and all information and opinions will be > > greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Cully > > > > Cully Bennefield > > Baylor University > > > > ********** > > 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/.
