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Max Lawrence Lopez <[email protected]> wrote: >One more: >____________________________ > >The University of Iowa has a couple of policies (http://cio.uiowa.edu/policy/) >addressing this. IT-24 Wireless Networking is the most specific but IT-20 >Airspace also helps. We also have statements prohibiting "extending the >network" in several places including the Operations Manual. > >Thanks, Steve >[email protected] > >-----Original Message----- >From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Max Lawrence Lopez >Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:47 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Policy > >Hello, > >Here are a few of the replies that I received: >________________________________ >Max, > >I don't set policy here at Syracuse but I used to run the network group and >I've worked pretty close with Lee Badman over the years. > >I remember the early years of wireless at SU when Lee was wrestling with this >issue. It was a no-win situation and the only way to get people to stop >deploying rogue AP's was to deploy a secure production wireless network, to >take away the motivation. Of course, that took time and money. > >I now teach classes here at SU focused on wireless and we have been discussing >this topic. My understanding of the law is that no University has the legal >right to prohibit someone from using an unlicensed radio device as long as >that device has been certified by the FCC. The FCC governs the public airwaves >and Universities have no authority. However, in the case of traditional rogue >APs/routers, a University can prevent these devices from being connected to >its network or require users to remove them from its network. Where it gets >trickier is the situation with personal Wi-Fi hotspots, which use 3G/4G as a >the backhaul. My understanding is you cannot legally prohibit the use of these >devices, even if they cause interference on your network. > >I have a team of students in my class who are evaluating these devices. We >have discovered that at least some of them default to using Channel 2 in the >2.4 GHz band. This is a terrible situation if you are using a standard channel >plan of 1-6-11. As you may know, the impact of adjacent channel interference >(1-2) is actually worse than if both devices were on the same channel. > >I just thought I would share my thesis on this topic. I'd appreciate it if you >could share any other insights you gain as it would be good background for my >students. > >-- >Dave Molta >Associate Professor of Practice >Director, Bachelor of Science, Information Management and Technology Director, >Minor, Information Technology, Design, and Startup Syracuse University School >of Information Studies ____________________________________________________ > >Hi, >UCR's is here: > > > http://fboapps.ucr.edu/policies/index.php?path=viewPolicies.php&policy=400-37 > >Thanks, >--russ >_____________________________________________________ > > >Thanks, >Max Lopez >Senior Staff Authority for Wireless >Office of Information Technology >University of Colorado >www.colorado.edu >[email protected] > >_____________________________________ > >-----Original Message----- >From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of J. Scot Prunckle >Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:55 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Policy > >All, > >I, too, would be interested in any discussion on this topic. It's something >we may consider as well. > >Thank you to all in advance for your comments. > >Sincerely, > > >J. Scot Prunckle >Network Engineer >University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee >Office: (414) 229-7206 >Cell: (414) 208-6703 >E-mail: [email protected] > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Danny Eaton" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 11:19:01 AM >Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Policy > >I realize this is a month or so behind, but I'd be interested in this as well, >if anyone is willing to share. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Max Lawrence Lopez >Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 10:59 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Policy > >We are looking to revise our wireless policy on campus. We would like to >ensure that we emphasize prohibiting Rogue and interfering devices in 2.4GHz >and 5Ghz spectrum. Of course we do not want to recreate the wheel, so we are >looking to the educational community to see what Wireless Policy you might >have in place. Anyone care to share? > >Thanks, > >Max Lopez >Senior Wireless Engineer >Office of Information Technology >University of Colorado >www.colorado.edu >[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/. > >!DSPAM:911,5192b1ae150161142225859! > >
