We do have wireless door locks. They use WEP (yes, I know!), so we do MAC authentication, and we use a separate hidden SSID (which sometimes doesn't work, so we have to expose it). We also separate them from the rest of our network on a DMZ behind the firewall and we apply additional access-control there. They only connect briefly when the sync occurs so their overhead isn't much, but they're sure a pain to manage, they're very finicky and they have a myriad of connectivity issues where no other device on our wireless does. They're so much of a pain that we have decided to go with the wired ones from now on.
rossella mariotti-jones | network analyst | information technology | chemeketa community college | p: 503-589-7775 | e: rmari...@chemeketa.edu On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Derek Johnson <djohn...@fhsu.edu> wrote: > Our campus planners are looking to standardize & modernize lock systems > across campus, and they're drooling over my worst nightmare wireless door > locks that connect to our existing wifi network. 2.4GHz only, of course. > I'm against this idea for too many reasons to list (technical & > security-based), but I'm curious to hear perspectives from the community. > Has anyone deployed or had to support a wifi-based door lock system? > What's been your experience? > > On the flip side, have you successfully fended off a push for wireless > door locks? If so, do tell... :) > > Thinking back to Lee's recent drone discussion... perhaps I can get > administration interested in drone surveillance instead of wifi door > locks. That's an idea I could get behind... > > > Derek Johnson | Data Communications Coordinator > FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY > 415 Lyman Dr. TH 101, Hays, KS 67601 > (785) 628 - 5688 | dpjohn...@fhsu.edu > > ********** 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/.
