> >At Indiana we have had long had separate guest SSID via a generated >account (by any faculty or staff, in bulk by convention center types). >This sorta worked but most people didn't know how to create the accounts >(or that they could) and there are plenty of visitors for whom no one >would generate an account.
>We kept that system but did an RFP which went to AT&T. AT&T is the >landline company in these parts so not only iphones/ipads but customers >of AT&T DSL could use the system. Day passes can be purchased, though I >doubt much of that has happened. Traffic on the SSID transits our layer >2, but uses AT&T IP numbers, which was deemed important as we didn't want >to provide IP to people we don't know. >We have their SSID on all 4500 access points and, while I'm a step >removed from it these days, I haven't heard anything about it one way or >another which is generally the sign that on some level at least it is >working. And I also haven't heard any whining about lack of guest access. Tom Zeller ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
