Hello Matt,
Good question! (and hard to deal with)
We have encountered 3 ways so far (if anyone has others, please share) to deal
with the eduroam SSID overlap issue.
(some refer to this overlap issue as “The Russell Square Problem” in previous
eduroam presentations)
1) Have a SSID in the form eduroam-* (as Jason Cook highlighted in his
response). It is accepted by the eduroam consortium
but it is neither pretty nor convenient or expandable (read: multiple
profiles on devices, user confusion, and as Jason mentioned it doesn’t work
well beyond one or two exceptions)
2) Share VLANs between institutions
3) Use IP Mobility solutions (many available, some proprietary, some standard)
2) and 3) require quite a bit of work in the background but generate a better
user experience than 1)
Philippe
Philippe Hanset
www.eduroam.us
> On Jul 22, 2015, at 10:07 AM, Nocifore,Matthew <m...@drexel.edu> wrote:
>
> Excellent message Philippe. Thanks.
>
> Always many factors to consider when selecting or changing a primary ssid. If
> you are considering eduroam as your primary ssid, you may want to consider if
> you have any campus borders that might currently or in the future hear
> eduroam from nearby rf neighbors. Certainly more of an issue in urban
> environments.
>
> In Philadelphia, Drexel University and University of Pennsylvania share an
> urban campus border where we hear each others radios. Both institutions also
> lease space in a University City Science Center complex (kind of like a colo
> facility for science and innovation) and we have identified spaces where
> building occupants can bounce between eduroam networks from each institution.
>
>
> Lets just say joint management of such issues is easier and perhaps a less
> urgent priority when your primary campus ssid isn't impacted by the overlap.
> :-)
>
> Maybe Philippe has some good stories for us about multi-campus eduroam
> collaborations!
>
>
> On Jul 22, 2015 (Wed), at 9:29 AM, Philippe Hanset wrote:
>
>> I always make a point to interview students and faculty about eduroam during
>> my travels or in my town if the opportunity arises
>>
>> These interviewees are from eduroam enabled Universities and Colleges from
>> around the world and are rarely aware of the service.
>> My last interview was with a Canadian student from McGill who spent one
>> month traveling European Cities
>> …she was bummed to learn on her way back home in line at the airport that
>> she missed on that great opportunity considering that free Wi-FI
>> hotspots are not always easy to find. Now she knows !
>>
>> IT departments turn eduroam on and the communication to the University
>> community is highly variable depending on the school.
>> I know that Clemson University uses eduroam as their primary secure SSID and
>> did a massive information campaign. As a result we saw a lot of Clemson
>> authentications in our logs showing that the Clemson Community used the
>> service when traveling.
>>
>> What is the right approach to inform the community about eduroam? (here are
>> potential suggestions)
>>
>> -Include a paragraph in the “orientation” material (my son did his school
>> orientation last month and was puzzled that the Wireless section had nothing
>> on eduroam and its roaming benefit)
>> -Let the study abroad office know about eduroam and advertise for the
>> service in that office
>> -Do a mass email (not always popular and will have to be repeated until
>> eduroam becomes part of the knowhow)
>> -Include it in the University media (also needs to be repeated until it
>> becomes part of the knowhow)
>>
>> What else?
>>
>> The most successful approach that we have seen is using eduroam as primary
>> SSID but not every school is willing or ready to do so, and even in that
>> case the communication
>> about the roaming aspect has to be done properly!
>>
>> Once you enable eduroam for your campus, definitely ask your communication
>> department if they can help you spread the word.
>> (there is some customizable material for your school at www.eduroam.org
>> <http://www.eduroam.org/>…click on Media & Logo (left hand side)
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Philippe
>>
>> Philippe Hanset
>> www.eduroam.us <http://www.eduroam.us/>
>>
>
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