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From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv 
<[email protected]> on behalf of Tristan Gulyas 
<[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 20:34
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Device Policy Questions


Hi,

We're considering this approach, however we need a way to die this in with AD 
account status/expiry which needs to be near-instant, i.e. if an AD 
account/identity for a user is disabled, we need to immediately deregister or 
suspend ALL devices they have registered to their identity, otherwise things 
get ugly from an infosec perspective.

I'm assuming freeradius+web-based front end for registration? How do you 
perform the device fingerprinting? That's a very cool solution!

Cheers,
Tristan

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TRISTAN GULYAS
Senior Network Engineer

Technology Services, eSolutions
Monash University
738 Blackburn Road
Clayton 3168
Australia

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On 25 Sep 2020, at 3:11 am, Michael Dickson 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

We created a PSK SSID with MAC auth registration for devices. We limit device 
types to essentially the "consumer grade entertainment devices" genre. We use 
device fingerprinting to accomplish this. We started from a "deny all then 
allow" paradigm. Only game consoles during pilot. Then added video streaming 
devices then AppleTV, Echo, SmartTVs, etc. Easier to add device types then take 
away. 802.1x capable devices get denied. We also limit number of devices a user 
can register. All helps to mitigate the flood of industrial IT devices coming 
in from campus wide vendors, some of which may fall into the life-safety genre. 
Vendors get stuck and end up asking how they can add "a lot" of sensors (e.g. 
HVAC) to our wireless. We have a discussion, give it a thumbs up or down, and 
create rules/policies/networks as needed. Good but not perfect. But starting 
off closed then letting out the line has helped. Having a PSK network also 
solves the issue of devices that can't connect to open SSIDs. And if we end up 
just allowing all on the devices network at least we have a sponsor to tie the 
devices back to.

Mike Dickson

Michael Dickson
Network Engineer
Information Technology
University of Massachusetts Amherst
413-545-9639
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On 9/24/20 11:33 AM, Lee H Badman wrote:

We created an open SSID for the dorms that has Internet access only. It helps 
with maybe ¾ of the consumer devices, but there are still some home gadgets 
that need more- Chromecast is one example. Some speakers as well. Then there 
are devices that will ONLY join PSK networks (like TP-Link power strip) so the 
open won’t work there. I have seen one Nanoleaf light controller that will not 
work in 2.4 if it sees 5 GHz, and it only works in 2.4 despite the ability to 
sense 5. The unholy and expensive things needed to make these high end 
enterprise systems work like home Wi-Fi is really fairly astounding.



If you go this route, expect to occasionally buy and try consumer gear to 
verify what works and what doesn’t, and to play whack a mole with students 
wireless hotspots when whatever you attempt doesn’t immediately work.



Or… let them use their own hotspots and be done with it. (If only…)



Lee Badman







Lee Badman | Network Architect (CWNE#200)

Information Technology Services
(NDD Group)
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120 Smith Drive
Syracuse, New York 13244

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From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv 
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On Behalf Of Gernannt, Bill
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 10:54 AM
To: 
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Device Policy Questions



All –



>From a residence hall perspective, Young Harris College is a wireless only 
>campus. We are currently seeing a 40% increase in wireless devices over last 
>Fall. This has placed a bit of a strain on our wireless network and, by 
>extension, our tiny IT department. This has prompted several internal 
>discussions as to what expectations our end users should have related to 
>wireless support.



Obviously, our core responsibility is to provide the resources necessary to 
have a successful educational experience. But, we also recognize there is a 
need for our students to have access to online recreational activities like 
gaming and streaming media. As we look to strike a balance, we wanted to reach 
out to other institutions for insight and guidance.



Have any institutions implemented a restrictive policy that prohibits specific 
wireless devices? If so, how did you determine what was acceptable and what was 
not? How did you get leadership to support the initiative? How do you go about 
enforcing the policy?



Have any institutions developed policies that set expectations for wireless 
performance? What does the policy consider to be necessary versus desirable?



Any examples or ideas would be most welcome. Feel free to reach out to me 
directly, if preferred.



Regards,



Bill Gernannt

Network Administrator

Information Technology Services

1 College Street | Young Harris, Georgia 30582
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