We are having the same issue. So many people with these WiFi direct devices. It is causing serious performance problems with our WiFi network, especially the people who can't connect at 5 Ghz.
On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 10:35 AM, Lee H Badman <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a glaring element of cluelessness here- is amazing. > > > > *Lee Badman* | Network Architect > > Information Technology Services > 206 Machinery Hall > 120 Smith Drive > Syracuse, New York 13244 > > *t* 315.443.3003 * f* 315.443.4325 *e* [email protected] *w* its.syr.edu > > *SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY* > syr.edu > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Osborne, Bruce W > (Network Services) > *Sent:* Monday, September 14, 2015 7:27 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Smart TVs and other "smart" devices > > > > And the enterprise Wi-Fi vendors choose to ignore Wi-Fi Direct. > > > > A while ago when the specification was approved, I asked our vendor how > they were going to deal with this. They could not see how this home > technology would impact the enterprise network. > > > > > > *Bruce Osborne* > > *Wireless Engineer* > > *IT Infrastructure & Media Solutions* > > > > *(434) 592-4229 <%28434%29%20592-4229>* > > > > *LIBERTY UNIVERSITY* > > *Training Champions for Christ since 1971* > > > > *From:* Thomas Carter [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] > *Sent:* Monday, September 7, 2015 6:04 PM > *Subject:* Re: Smart TVs and other "smart" devices > > > > Yes, wiFi direct is growing in use – Playstation 4s broadcast wifi direct > to connect to Playstation portables. Some Roku players use wifi direct for > remote controls. We have a blanket statement disallowing anything that we > deem interference with the campus wireless. As a smaller private > institution, we work with the students to remove the wireless network. It’s > no different than most HP wireless printers that broadcast a wireless > network for setup. > > > > Thomas Carter > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ > mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Jeremy Gibbs > *Sent:* Monday, September 7, 2015 2:26 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] Smart TVs and other "smart" devices > > > > I have been seeing more and more students coming to campus with "smart" > tv's. We allow them to register the TV on our wireless network. Recently, > I have been seeing a lot of "Hidden" networks when doing some WiFi scans. > Turns out, many of these TVs are broadcasting their own SSID, some hidden > and some not. This is obviously causing interference with our production > wireless network in the dorms. Also, I have seen xbox one devices > broadcasting their own SSID, hidden but it is broadcasting. > > > > On many of these "Smart" TVs and devices, I cannot find a way to turn off > the broadcast of these networks. > > > > Anyone have any experience mitigating problems like these? It just > appears that every new device these days broadcasts some sort of 2.4 Ghz > network. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > *-- Jeremy L. Gibbs* > > Sr. Network Engineer > Utica College IITS > > ********** 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/. > > -- *--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Sr. Network Engineer Utica College IITS T: (315) 223-2383 F: (315) 792-3814 E: [email protected] http://www.utica.edu ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
