Nice and thank you

From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 10:31 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: Re: Apple Petition

Looking better. If we can get this to gel, and to the point where the majority 
of the schools sign on in a form that we can each present to our Apple reps (or 
however it gets to Apple), I have clearance to cover it for Network Computing 
Magazine for a bit of press.

-Lee

Lee H. Badman
Wireless/Network Engineer
Information Technology and Services
Adjunct Instructor, iSchool
Syracuse University
315 443-3003


From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
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 On Behalf Of Johnson, Neil M
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 10:16 AM
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Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Apple Petition

How does this sound for an update (The latest is posted on the Facebook site):


We the undersigned academic and research institutions hereby solemnly request 
that Apple provide support for Bonjour/Airplay technology in enterprise 
networks.



With an Apple client device penetration of 50% or more on the typical campus, 
this amounts to thousands of Apple client devices whose owners desire to use 
their Apple TV and other Bonjour/Airplay based devices in classrooms, 
conference rooms, and in other locations on standards-based, enterprise-secure 
networks.



Specifically, we request the following (in order of priority):



 *   That Apple establish a way for  Apple TV's (and other Bonjour/Airplay 
enabled devices) be accessible across multiple IPv4 and IPv6 sub-nets.
 *   That the Apple TV support Enterprise Wireless Encryption and 
Authentication (WPA2-Enterprise).
 *   That authentication to the Apple TV be able to utilize enterprise 
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) services.



Any enterprise Bonjour/Airplay solution needs to meet the following criteria:



 *   It must scale to 100's-1000's of Bonjour/Airplay enabled devices.
 *   It must work with wired and wireless networks from different vendors.
 *   It must not significantly negatively impact network traffic (wired and 
wireless).
 *   It must be easily manageable at scale.
 *   If it requires a separate hardware solution, that the solution must be 
enterprise grade (rack mountable, dual power supplies, etc.)
 *   It must be provided at a reasonable cost



Failure to provide this support severely limits the usefulness (and 
desirability) of Apple

products in our institutions.



At your earliest convenience please provide us with a road map for support of 
Bonjour/Airplay and related technologies in enterprise network environments.



Thank you.
--
Neil Johnson
Network Engineer
The University of Iowa
Phone: 319 384-0938
Fax: 319 335-2951
Mobile: 319 540-2081
E-Mail: neil-john...@uiowa.edu<mailto:neil-john...@uiowa.edu>


From: Lee H Badman <lhbad...@syr.edu<mailto:lhbad...@syr.edu>>
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Date: Monday, July 9, 2012 7:08 AM
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Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Apple Petition

I would also offer that the beginning narrative includes something to the 
effect of "with Apple client device penetration of 50% or more on the typical 
campus environment, amounting to thousands of Apple client devices per campus 
with the desire to use their AppleTV and other Bonjour/Airplay based devices on 
standards-based, enterprise-secure wireless networks..." sort of thing showing 
scale of issue and that we simply want the gadgets to play by standards and 
enterprise methods.


-Lee


From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Voll, Toivo
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 1:28 PM
To: 
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Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Apple Petition

Also, for me, the lack of support for WPA2-Enterprise is a head-scratcher. If 
they go through the trouble of supporting the rest of the encryption schemes, 
and obviously support it on a bunch of their other products, why randomly leave 
it out of some products? I'd prioritize that a bit more, personally.

--
Toivo Voll
Network Engineer
Information Technology Communications
University of South Florida


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