1) Do you allow guests on your wireless network? Yes
a. If you allow guests, what steps do they need to take to gain access to the network (eg. sponsorship, MAC registration, open network)? Primarily, outsourced to attwifi (we hand AT&T equipment the broadcast domain for the SSID in our NOC, and they handle the rest including end-user phone support). Guests may use a coupon or conference code they have been given; use a credit card to purchase access; be an existing AT&T subscriber (device or account); be a subscriber to a provider AT&T affiliates with and shares access. We hope that 802.11u gains traction/support so we can support many vendors (BYOISP). b. If you require sponsorship or device registration, can you explain the process or give me a pointer to your policy? Designated department representatives can also create guest accounts for mission related activities through tools we provide, but it is discouraged in favor of attwifi. Or if the guests are really something else, then departments create records in our human resource systems (vendors, advisory boards, etc). 2) Is your wireless network completely open in any part of your campus (eg. Library, student center, event spaces, athletic fields, etc.)? attwifi is the only open option. The university SSID is 802.1x as of summer -- there have not been many problems reported. There is an open SSID, for help, that instructs guests to attwifi or helps those with accounts configure for 802.1x. -William ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
