Hi All, Our housing policy states that students should not bring wireless printers and other devices that might interfere with the campus wireless to the residence halls. However, students buy whatever is on sale and bring the printers anyway. They don't try to setup the wireless, but they leave it on (or in setup mode) which broadcasts a wireless signal and interferes with the campus wireless. Computer Services gets complaints and has to go find them and turn off the printer's wireless. This process is never ending!
I was hoping for a discussion about what others are doing on this issue. This doesn't have to be a technical conversation, but I am open to technical discussions, too. I am aware of using rogue control to have the AP closest overpower the signal of the printer, but that usually bleeds through the gypsum floor and causes trouble for someone else. Is there an effective way to communicate to the students why we don't allow wireless printers? What seems to work at your university? Thanks, Joann L. Williamson Director of Network Systems, Architecture, & Infrastructure Computer Services Department University of South Carolina Aiken 471 University Parkway Aiken, SC 29801 http://www.usca.edu fax: 803-641-3494 phone: 803-641-3473 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
