Re: Guest wireless restrictions

["Palmer, Kevin J." <kpalmer () CCIS EDU>]

  I would suspect the the Starbucks and McD's of the world pay for that access/bandwidth on the back end... So, is it 
worth it the increase in cost simply for guest access?
Best regards,
Kev

Kevin Palmer
CIO - Columbia College

On Apr 29, 2013, at 11:51 AM, "Eric C. Lukens" <eric.lukens () UNI EDU> wrote:

> Doesn't Starbucks and McDonalds outsource wifi to AT&T, which probably is fully CALEA-complaint? That's a good way to 
> manage risk, transfer it to an external entity.
>
> -Eric
>
> Ken Connelly wrote:
> > On 4/29/13 1:32 PM, Dewitt Latimer wrote:
> > > I must admit, we're probably somewhat of an outlier when we decided to
> > > throw caution (and CALEA) into the wind last year when we opened up
> > > guest wireless for unauthenticated access. 
> > >
> > > 1 year later, we've had no legal issues or abuse and our support calls
> > > have gone down considerably. Yes, I know it's probably just a matter of
> > > time, but in the mean time....we're clearly reaping the benefits. 
> > >
> > > Does anyone know how the Starbucks and McDonalds of the world manage the
> > > risk associated with their open networks?
> >
> > Risk?  What risk?
> >
> > ;-)