I can tell you we use dot1x here with AD credentials and it doesn't lend itself
to a good end-user experience. Our security policy requires password expiration
after 60 days. When a student's password expires we see an increase of wireless
related complaints (typically blaming the performance/si
At TCU, we have a no router/no hub/no student network device policy. We flush
out a lot of APs by looking for funny TTL values with our IDS. When we see the
odd TTLs, we shut the offender down (every device that they registered) and
require them to remove it.
This helps a lot! Beware, that if a
mp; AD password lockouts after several failed attempts, but
they auto-unlock themselves after a fixed period.
-jack
On Nov 7, 2011, at 5:19 PM, Fleming, Tony wrote:
Crew,
We have had several complaints from our students about wireless trouble. We
believe we have a couple issues going on:
Crew,
We have had several complaints from our students about wireless trouble. We
believe we have a couple issues going on:
Account lockouts - Our students are allowed to register four
devices on WiFi and the majority of our students using all of their
registrations ( laptops/ipa
Crew,
I am looking for some advice about outdoor mesh AP and the need for battery
backup.
We will be installing several outdoor Mesh APs on parking lot light polls. We
will tap-in to the power at the polls and connect the APs.
For those of you that have installed outdoor Mesh APs:
Crew,
I would like to know what guest portal solutions being used today. I realize
that most wireless controllers provide a simplified guest portal mechanism.
However, we are interested portals that provide advanced functionality.
Our basic criteria:
Simple setup
Easy portal custo
Crew,
We hide our access points above ceiling grids. Our logic is the devices are out
of site and less prone to vandalism (in fact we have had zero vandalism).
One concern that has been expressed by our wireless team is the congestion
above the ceiling grid - pipes, HVAC ducting, lighting and cab
Crew,
We are in the process of evaluating two vendor wireless solutions. At this
point we have take two very similar dorms and deployed one vendor solution in
each location. After performing a technical evaluation by IT staff, we
thought it might be worthwhile sending a survey to the students
Crew,
We have used WPA2 Enterprise security with AD authentication for our students
wireless network for several years. What we find is a lot of effort for staff
and students to use this model.
The majority of our help desk calls are related to wireless setup and bad
configuration. In addition