Michael, How do you distribute the 802.1x material/instructions to visitors? Any web interface at any point?
Philippe Hanset University of Tennessee On Wed, 22 Mar 2006, Michael Griego wrote: > We require 802.1x authentications for all users on our network. As > such, I recently wrote an application that will allow a FTE > staff/faculty member to request a guest 802.1x login for their guest(s). > The account is then autogenerated, loaded into our RADIUS servers > (FreeRADIUS), and we get an email notifying us of the new account. The > accounts all start with "guest-", and the users is allowed to pick an > up-to-8-character identifier for their users to make the login easy to > remember, so the actual username ends up being "guest-identifier". The > password is autogenerated. > > Currently, due to limitations in our equipment, they're stuck on the > same VLAN as the rest of our wireless users, however we expect to > segregate these users once we get some upgraded hardware in place. The > though there is to, once they've authenticated, force each user to a > captive portal where they can acknowledge our AUP before continuing. > > So far, the application seems to have been very well received. > Previously, a "sponsor" had to contact the help desk to have the MAC > address of the user(s) registered and get the user set up with the > correct WEP key. Now, a "sponsor" can simply follow the directions to > request an account, and no help desk or other outside human intervention > is required. When the account is created, the "sponsor" is given a web > link on how to properly configure the wireless settings for our network > that can be given to the guest ahead of time or printed for when > he/she/they arrives on campus. So, the only time the help desk or other > personnel get involved is when there is a problem. And, we didn't have > to open up our network to allow guest access. :) > > --Mike > > > Bennefield, Cully A. wrote: > > We are exploring the possibility of offering guest wireless access and I > > would like to get a feel for how others might be handling it. Any and > > all information and opinions will be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Cully > > > > Cully Bennefield > > Baylor University > > > > ********** > > 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/.
