We've never needed to do it, but our access points draw power from
network switches and the switches have an API which can be used to
create stand alone applications which can interface with the switches.
With correct planning you can disable the Access Points in the lecture
room by cutting power, via the application that the professor can use
without cutting coverage outside the lecture room. It requires some
proper planning of coverage areas, and disabling low speed connections
on the Access Points etc.
Many Thanks
Peter
Peter Methven
Network Specialist
Heriot-Watt University,
Edinburgh
U.K.
This is being sent from my phone, so please excuse any typo errors.
On 2 Dec 2009, at 20:02, "Voll, Toivo" <[email protected]> wrote:
Consider what happens if the professor moves class, cancels class,
lets people out early, or someone decides to skip class and work on
a project for something else in a study area nearby, or is in on-
campus dorms sick, trying to access class material online, or any
number of similar scenarios. I don’t see how these kinds of restrict
ions are workable – we’ve told our faculty that the wireless
coverage serves people outside of just their classroom, and we canno
t disable wireless for just one classroom – it is up to the instruct
or to police the class if they do not want computers or internet use
d. That being said, we’ve seen very few requests like this.
-Toivo Voll
(Not speaking for my employer or offering official policy.)
From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter P
Morrissey
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Restricting of wireless access in
classrooms
Interesting. So if you could find a way to populate the access
policy based upon the user’s schedule of classes, you could deny the
m access to the wireless network during class times. The problem is
that some professors encourage Internet access during class, so you
would have to have an opt in by a professor/class preference.
You could do it by AP, but what if that AP serves multiple classrooms?
And, what if the student connects to an AP from an adjoining building?
I know of one professor who has their TA’s patrol the classroom and
monitor what the students are doing. That may actually be cheaper,
and more effective than a technical solution.
Peter M.
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Drever
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:26 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Restricting of wireless access in
classrooms
The Aruba wireless system has everything you need to control user
access to the internet including: Per user session based firewall
policy with time of day access, NAT, Routing, bandwidth rate
limiting and the ability to kill access to rogue access points. We
are quite pleased with its features.
Chris Drever - PSU Networking
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Urrea, Nick
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:03 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Restricting of wireless access in classrooms
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 w
ork.
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.
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UC Hastings College of the Law
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