Very true, but in this case, it's a school. Budgets are tighter tha snare drums... When you have to make infrastructure equipment last 10+ years, and user equipment last 5+ years, the idea to do something like this quickly evaporates. So, Matthew, you have two ways to push back, it'll make your AUP toothless or, it will cost you $$ to implement.
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 6:45 AM, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> We have been looking at a similar "Public only" wifi for our schools. > The > >> outcry for access is growing, and we are feeling the urge to support our > >> customers (they being the students and staff of our school district). > > > > And will make any AUP effecitvely toothless. For a school, this is an > > incredibly bad idea. > > One can incorporate a captive portal to help address that kind of > thing. Costs are higher, of course. TANSTAAFL. :) > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin