WE have both eduroam and our primary SSID to all locations. We went live with both at the same time in 2007, the same reasons we went that direction are still relevant today so won't be changing. However that is just what works for us, and it's reviewed every couple of years.
Discussions went on about using eduroam only, however we border with other eduroam organisations and this can cause trouble with network overlap. The other reason is there is a definite preference to have a branded name in the air for when visitors and prospective students are around. Both networks work the same way, our users can use either network on-campus and like-wise an eduroam visitor can use either network. Some users do just use eduroam only, while eduroam visitors can also use our primary SSID if overlap with another institution has an issue. Enjoy the designing :) -- Jason Cook Technology Services The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005 Ph : +61 8 8313 4800 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman Sent: Saturday, 2 November 2013 3:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Eduroam rollout- one more time I know this comes up frequently, so forgive me. We're at a different place than we were at last inquiry... Syracuse University has become an Eduroam school, and as we speak we have happy Eduroamers around the world. Woo Woo! At the same time, we have yet to roll out Eduroam on our own campus and are getting ready to in accordance to the Eduroam agreement. We're trying to figure out the best model: 1. Retire our own beloved 802.1x SSID, and use Eduroam in its place. This has no favor with any of us, including our senior IT managers and so is not gonna happen. (Though I value the opinions of others, not wanting to get into a debate on this point :) ) 2. Do a targeted rollout of Eduroam, in places where it is likely to be used by visitors- academic buildings, etc. (So far, I can't find evidence of anyone coming to SU and asking for it). This model requires building a new WLAN group or two and pushing it out to probably 20ish buildings out of our 200+ buildings. 3. Go the easy path, and push it the Eduroam SSID everywhere, as an additional WLAN, and live with the fact that it won't get a lot of use in most places and puts management traffic in the air that isn't generally going to be used. I can't be the only one who has stood at this juncture and looked at the situation the same way. Wondering what others have done between #2 and #3, and what your level of satisfaction has been for whatever path you took. Regards, Lee Badman Syracuse University ********** 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/.
