1. Wireless policies & network lockdowns Deb Ranard Scott Matheson

2. Where is Capital Using WAPs? Wireless Access Points (WAPs) in the classroom WAPs in student gathering/study areas WAPs in administrative & faculty areas

3. What does Capital Use to Secure WAPs? WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy )  Used for encrypting authentication due to downtown location  Provides IP address Radius Server  Authenticates  Provides certificate to users

4. What do our WAPs Support? Laptops or devices with 802.11 network card address (faculty/staff)  Register MAC address for Wireless card with IT Only Windows XP (students)  Need a laptop with Wireless card  Authenticate username/password  Obtain a certificate

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10. Current Student Access Classrooms use WAPs to specifically deny network access to students  Encrypts & Authenticates student  Classroom WAPs then deny an IP address after authentication WAP Signal from Library WAP Signal from Classrooms

11. What are those Students doing? What are the students doing (no, really…)?  Check email  Browse websites  Purchase products on Ebay  Download songs  Use TWEN  Follow classroom cites SoftLINK (http://www.acs- linksystems.com/product_comp.htm)http://www.acs- linksystems.com/product_comp.htm

12. What’s the Big Deal? Faculty can’t detect a student is on the internet with Wireless Students could circumvent the Socratic element of surprise Students could cheat on exams

13. So, Why use WAPs Anyway? Expense of Wiring makes wireless attractive to budget managers Students want it ExamSoft has improved support for wireless laptop exams

14. Wireless Networking: We Can Do It What can internet access be used for in the classroom? Where are WAPs an appropriate solution? …But Should We?