Has anyone tried this using an ethernet connection instead of wireless? Michael Dickson Network Analyst Office of Information Technologies University of Massachusetts Amherst
On Mar 20, 2014, at 3:26 PM, Brian Helman <[email protected]> wrote: > We toyed around with the new Bluetooth configuration and found it to be as > inconsistent as WiFi. We need to take a closer look at this, but it appears > the AppleTV is extremely susceptible to broadcast traffic (ironic, isn’t it). > Testing when students were on spring break went flawlessly. Re-testing when > they returned .. no so good. > > -Brian > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason Watts > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 8:47 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Discover Apple TV over Bluetooth > > I was referring to the logical positioning on the network. I'm assuming a > scenario wherein you want Bluetooth discovery to work but want to limit who > can connect once discovered. > > -- > Jason Watts > Pratt Institute, Academic Computing > Senior Network Administrator > p. 718-399-4219 > f. 718-399-3416 > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 19, 2014, at 8:10 AM, "Osborne, Bruce W (Network Services)" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The easier solution is to turn off Bluetooth on the Apple TV. > Of course, this will not work if you are using a Bluetooth keyboard with the > Apple TV. > > Bruce Osborne > Network Engineer - Wireless Team > IT Network Services > > (434) 592-4229 > > LIBERTY UNIVERSITY > Training Champions for Christ since 1971 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Watts [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 2:07 PM > Subject: Re: Discover Apple TV over Bluetooth > > Tim, > > That seems fairly clean based on the fact that the user authentication is > done at the AP and isn't needed past that. > > Does the way Airgroup works make this automatically apply to people locating > the ATV via Bluetooth, as in, does the Airgroup policy or control > automatically filter all traffic to devices for which a user is not > authorized? Or does it just prevent the client from getting service > announcements from the serving device? > > BTW, I'm realizing as I think this through that as long as you have a way to > apply ACLs separately to students/faculty/staff and you keep your ATVs in a > specific VLAN from which student, but not faculty traffic, is blocked then > the point about authenticating at the ATV is moot. > > Even if they can "see" it with Bluetooth if you position the ATVs out of > student reach on the network then you have no issue. > > > -- > Jason Watts > Pratt Institute, Academic Computing > Senior Network Administrator > > > Tim Cappalli wrote: > > We're doing this with AirGroup. > > > Tim Cappalli | CWNA / ACCP / ACMP / CCNA > Mobility Engineer | Brandeis University > [email protected] | (617) 701-7149 > @tcappy0707 | linkedin.com/in/timcappalli/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Brisson > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 1:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Discover Apple TV over Bluetooth > > While I agree that Radius authentication would be a nice option, getting > Apple to add an enterprise feature like that is probably pushing it for a > "consumer" device. I'm just happy they added in Enterprise 802.1x for > wireless. > > :) > > -dan > > > Dan Brisson > Network Engineer > University of Vermont > > On 3/18/14, 11:44 AM, Jason Watts wrote: > I don't know if it's the feature Tony mentions but there is a PIN > feature that is essentially like an OTP that can be used as a barrier > to entry. > > When Airplay is started the ATV displays the PIN on screen and it must > be entered at the device before connecting. I believe it changes each > time. > > Only issue is that it displays on the screen. If you have a fast > student with mischief on their mind then I suppose it is still a > problem. > > For the record, I agree, having the Airplay service be able to be > authenticated against Radius or the like would be ideal so that only > certain user roles could connect to certain ATVs. > > > ********** > 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/. > > ********** > 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/.
