-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I don't know which Proxim APs you're using, but I believe the latest firmware release (v 3.2) for the AP4000 supports broadcasting up to 4 SSIDs.
Scholz, Greg wrote: > Thanks all for clarifying. I guess I was remembering back to when Cisco > first came out with multiple vlan/ssid pairs. And our currently > installed Proxim/Orinoco APs allow multiple vlan/ssid pairs but only one > can be set to broadcast. Since it sounds like now almost everyone can > do multiple vlan/ssid pairs AND broadcast for all of them, I will be > looking at that as a feature at our upcoming upgrade. > > > _________ > Thanks, > Greg > 8-2070 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Bulk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 4:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] SSIDs: broadcast and non-broadcast > > Thanks, Stan, for clarifying. > > Perhaps I presume, too quickly, that most schools use enterprise-class > APs > or switch/controller-based systems where such functionality and support > for > multiple BSSIDs are standard. =) > > Depending on the system, there is always support for a 1:1 mapping of > SSIDs > to VLANs, but most support a 1 to many and many to 1 mapping, too, > although > it can be less than straight-forward. > > Regards, > > Frank > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stan Brooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 2:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] SSIDs: broadcast and non-broadcast > > Greg, > > What Frank was alluding to was the ability of some APs and most WLAN > switch/controller-based systems to support multiple SSIDs - also called > Virtual WLANs. To get consistent and acceptable client connectivity, > the APs/WLAN controllers should support unique BSSIDs (wireless MAC > addresses) for each SSID. > > At Emory, we are using Aruba equipment quite successfully to present > multiple SSIDs for guest access and WPA/WPA2. Each SSID gets mapped to > a specific VLAN and has different authentication and access rights. > > >>-> Stan Brooks - CWNA/CWSP > Emory University > Network Communications Division > 404.727.0226 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > AIM: WLANstan Yahoo!: WLANstan MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -------- Original Message -------- > From: Scholz, Greg > Date: 7/10/2006 3:15 PM > >> I am surprised no one has brought up the issue of only being able to >> broadcast one SSID. What do you do if you need/want more than one. >> >> We currently only have one and Franks comment makes sense in that >> scenario. However, assuming that we can only broadcast one, how do > you >> differentiate wireless if needed? >> What I am hoping to achieve in the near future is 3 classes of service >> (Fac/Staff, Student, and guest). (note: we use CCA for reshalls here) >> Fac/staff can use their campus owned laptop and will be able to pass >> right over to a VPN to get "into the network". CCA can exempt devices >> we choose (e.g. campus run laptops) >> Students can use their same CCA credentials to log in and use the >> wireless in exactly the same manner as in the res halls. This will > give >> them a more consistent experience. >> Guests will only be able to click "guest" in CCA and get 80 (maybe 443 >> and IPSec - do not know yet) out to the world. >> If a student selects the Fac/Staff SSID they would fail the login so >> could not go anywhere and the same is true if a Fac/Staff selects the >> student SSID. >> >> _________ >> Thanks, >> Greg >> 358-2070 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Frank Bulk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 2:51 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] SSIDs: broadcast and non-broadcast >> >> In an educational network where you're not try to leverage > (erroneously) >> the >> SSID as a security tool you might as well just broadcast the SSID and >> make >> life easier for all the mobile clients involved -- why not? >> >> Frank >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jorge Bodden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 8:22 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] SSIDs: broadcast and non-broadcast >> >> Jim, >> >> Yes, I have run into one particular problem when an SSID is not >> broadcast. We call it a 'code 18", where the problem is 18 inches > away >> from the monitor. :-) >> >> I have found that it is quite difficult for people who do not have > some >> experience with wireless, to set up their wireless devices when an > SSID >> is not being broadcast. You may be asking too much from the general >> public to force their device to search for the SSID. >> >> If the SSID is going to be used by the general then you might want to >> broadcast it, in order to minimize the calls to your helpdesk. >> >> Jorge >> >> Jim Gogan wrote: >>> Quick question: has anyone run into any support issues when some > SSIDs >>> are broadcast and some aren't on a campus? >>> >>> -- Jim Gogan >>> ITS Telecommunications >>> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill >>> >>> ********** >>> Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE >>> Constituent Group discussion list can be found at >>> http://www.educause.edu/groups/. >> >> >> >> -------------------- >> >> This electronic message is intended to be for the use only of the > named >> recipient, and may contain information that is confidential or >> privileged. >> If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > any >> disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this > message >> is >> strictly prohibited. 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