We use Aruba here, so like Chris Denver said, it's not a problem to just do it through the equipment. But if you have another vendor - what about programming the captive portal page to email the professors about who logged into the page and put a disclaimer on the page that says that all logins are reviewed by the professor. This way you can satisfy both those professors who want access and those who don't. If I were a student, I sure wouldn't want my logins showing up on the professors email. You could also use your syslogs to write a webpage that shows real time which people are logged in.
From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ryan Holland Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 12:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Restricting of wireless access in classrooms Nicholas, While I personally feel this is more of a behavioral issue to solve opposed to a technical one, one option would be to install APs in the restricted classrooms broadcasting the same ESSID as you do outside the classroom. This would (likely) be the strongest available signal for the students, and their device(s) would (likely) connect to these APs. You could invoke specific firewall policies for users on these APs to be different. For example, you could redirect all traffic to a captive portal instructing them that use of wireless during class is prohibited . . . or something to that effect. Just an idea. ------------------ Ryan Holland Network Engineer, Wireless CIO - Infrastructure 614-292-9906 [email protected] On Dec 2, 2009, at 2:02 PM, Urrea, Nick wrote: I'm compiling research to give to our Faculty Technology Committee. My question is has anybody successfully implemented a solution that restricts access to wireless internet in classrooms? Also if you have tried and were not successful in restricting wireless access in classrooms let me know. Why didn't the solution work. No opinions please about how students can just go buy a mobile broadband card from a cellular carrier, or installing microwaves in the classrooms, or that teaching techniques should improve. ---- Nicholas Urrea Information Technology UC Hastings College of the Law [email protected] x4718 _____ Spam <https://antispam.osu.edu/b.php?i=969718633&m=b51c1b6098e3&c=s> Not <https://antispam.osu.edu/b.php?i=969718633&m=b51c1b6098e3&c=n> spam Forget <https://antispam.osu.edu/b.php?i=969718633&m=b51c1b6098e3&c=f> previous vote ********** 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/.
