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Personal printer WIFI connectivity policy in dorm rooms


From: "Wong, Wilson (HPS Global R&D)" <wilson.wong () HP COM>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 06:34:40 +0000

Hello everyone,

I am a program manager for personal printers. I wish to understand the WIFI environment/policies in dorm rooms for 
personal printers so we can design a solution that works well in these environment.

I have the following list of questions. Appreciate insights.

Is a Captive Portal used to access the Wi-Fi network?
Is 802.1x used for secure access to the Wi-Fi network?
Is "client isolation" enabled on your Wi-Fi network, so that one client on the network can't access other clients 
directly?
Do you have a policy against connecting personal printers to your Wi-Fi network?
If 802.1x is used, what type of 802.1x authentication is used. We may need to think about the specific question a bit 
more but I am thinking we could ask them two questions:
Does your 802.1x authentication involve a password, a token (e.g. , USB key), or a certificate (multiple selections 
allowed)
Please provide the instructions you provide to students on how to configure access to your Wi-Fi network (e.g., a web 
link)


Wilson Wong
Master Program Manager
HP Inc.


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