Jezz, Could you elaborate on how you manage the distribution of the PSK password for such a large population without revealing it to outsiders? -Do you confine it to just a few people? -Do you renew it every year? -How do you deal with University owned devices (projectors, scanners, etc...) that need to join a PSK network?
Thanks, Philippe Hanset Univ. of TN On Nov 10, 2011, at 3:21 AM, Palmer J.D.F. wrote: > Hi > > Our RESNET is 100% wifi, for the new intake of 2010 we launched a > WPA/WPA2-PSK in halls specifically for gaming devices, access to this > was essentially MAC auth, and restricted to the OUI vendor codes for the > various devices. > > We haven't had any trouble with connecting PS3, XBOX, Wii, DS (not lite) > and probably some others. > PSPs don't work as they are 11b only, which is disabled; and DS-lite > can't do WPA. > > We have seen some oddness with XBOXs not reporting the correct MAC > address, so when a student registers their device it doesn't match the > allowed OUI list and is rejected, or if the OUI matches they can't MAC > auth as there is no match. All this is easily remedied though. > > Our current setup in halls consists of WISMs running 7.0.116 with 1121 > and 1231 APs. > > The service has been since rebranded and rolled out across the entire > campus to cater for all the other dumb devices (kindles, cheap > not-so-smartphones etc) that can't handle WPA2-Enterprise/Eduroam which > is our preferred WiFi connection method. > > Cheers, > Jezz. > > > Jezz Palmer > Information Services and Systems > Swansea University > Singleton Park > Swansea > SA2 8PP > [email protected] > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Reilly Steele >> Sent: 09 November 2011 17:48 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Game Console Wireless Connection Problems >> >> I am a student employee at Western Washington University ResTek and we >> are having trouble getting PS3s connected to our wireless network. >> >> We have just rolled out the first phase of our wireless project this >> year covering half of our residence halls with wireless service. We >> have three SSIDs one secure with 802.1x/WPA2, one open with web auth, >> and one open that only associates with client MACs that have been >> registered on our website. The last SSID is the one we use for >> browserless devices and game consoles. Initially we could not >> successfully connect Wiis or PS3s to this wireless SSID. We fixed the >> Wii problem by enabling the 2Mb transfer speed on the APs that the Wii >> seems to prefer however this did not fix our PS3 connection issue. If >> you have had any trouble, luck, tricks or tips for getting PS3s > working >> on your wireless networks I would love to hear about them. >> >> This is the hardware we are running currently: >> 1 Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) >> 1 Cisco 3310 Mobility Services Engine (MSE) >> 3 Cisco 5508 Wireless LAN Controllers (WLC) >> 426 Cisco AIR-CAP3502I-A-K9 A/B/G/N APs >> >> Thanks! >> -Reilly Steele >> >> >> Reilly Steele >> ResTek Network Consultant >> Western Washington Universtiy >> [email protected] >> >> ********** >> 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/.
