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Re: Ports/applications permitted for Guest Access


From: Kevin Wilcox <wilcoxkm () APPSTATE EDU>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 11:16:46 -0400

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Roger A Safian
<r-safian () northwestern edu> wrote:

We are considering offering guest access for specific ports or applications.  Guests might not even be considered 
part of "our" network.  My question, for those of you who do have guest access is, what exactly do you allow your 
quests to do?  Our initial thought is something like web, email, vpn.  I especially am concerned that we limit P2P on 
the guest network.

Our guests can get out on ports 80 and 443. If they can do it over
those ports, they're allowed. Bandwidth restrictions are in place,
it's faster to register and use the standard campus wireless than to
plug in and say they're a guest.

kmw

-- 
Kevin Wilcox GPEN, GCIH
Network Infrastructure and Control Systems
Appalachian State University
Email: wilcoxkm () appstate edu
Office: 828.262.6259


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