Re: Wireless Security & Gaming Systems

[Tim Cantin <tcantin () WELLESLEY EDU>]

Makes perfect sense for gaming systems, Cal.

What do you do for other devices like pda's/etc? We just allow them on
request (not too too many thus far; mostly iphones).

T

> From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Cal Frye
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 3:51 PM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Wireless Security & Gaming Systems
>
> Jenkins, Matthew wrote:
> > We have had several requests from students to use gaming systems (e.g.
> > Xbox, Wii, PS, etc.) on our wireless system.  One request just came from
> > a residence hall with no wired ports.  Currently we require
> > authentication on all of our wireless SIDs, with the exception of a
> > private SID we have MAC filtered for specific campus owned devices.  How
> > are other institutions handling gaming systems, PDAs, and other hosts
> > that cannot authenticate via a web interface?  Ps:  We are currently
> > utilizing Cisco AP controllers.  Thanks,
>
> Depends on how flat your network is and whether you use NAC. We have
> Clean Access, and authenticate game systems manually, into a role that
> permits them Internet access but severely restricts their on-campus
> access (basically they can see our DNS servers is all). They can play
> games all they want, but it's not practical to try to fool us into
> registering a computer as a game system, unless you didn't care about
> little things like email or anything to do with coursework...
>
> This system works for us with either wired or wireless connections, no
> difference. Guest access is via special temporary guest accounts,
> likewise wired or wireless makes no difference.
>
> --
> Regards,
> -- Cal Frye, Network Administrator, Oberlin College
>
>     www.calfrye.com,  www.pitalabs.com
>
> "Any fool can know. The point is to understand." --Einstein.

-Tim

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Tim Cantin, Senior Network Engineer
Wellesley College, IS/Technology Infrastructure Group
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