Re: Pervasive Campus Wireless

[Hugh Burley <hburley () TRU CA>]

> > > Jerry Sell <Jerry_Sell () BYU EDU> 22/01/2009 12:20 pm >>>

My superiors are interested in gathering some data concerning what other universities are providing open access guest 
wireless services on their campuses.  It would be helpful to us if we could enlist your input on the following 
questions.
 
1. Does your university provide an open access Wifi system for guests on campus?
We provide login for faculty, staff, students, and all visiting members of institutions participating in Eduroam.  

2. If so, does it have encryption of any kind setup?
WPA
3.  Do you use a third-party subscription service such as Boingo, or do you have your own subscription service, or no 
subscription required?

Eduroam http://www.tru.ca/its/eduroam.html is a collaborative network that allows students, staff and faculty to access 
wireless services at cooperating universities without the need for obtaining a guest account. It allows a user visiting 
another institution to login using the same credentials they would at home.
4. If you don't require any authentication/subscription, how does your University feel about the risk of providing an 
anonymous platform that can be used for illegal activity?  Have they accepted the risk?  Do they not feel the risk is 
great enough to mitigate?
 This was considered to present an unacceptable risk.