Guest Access for Researchers, Visitors
and Conference Attendees
The Challenge:
Students aren’t the only mobile users in campus networks. Guest lecturers, alumni, students’ parents and conference attendees compose a transient group that requests and/or requires Internet access for official and personal use. With the rise in Wi-Fi clients embedded in laptops, users are beginning to expect ubiquitous Internet access. Accommodating guest access on a one-by-one basis – whether through the wired or private campus wireless network – is cumbersome, timeconsuming and generally not practical for IT organizations and users alike.
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The Solution:
The same wireless network used for students and faculty can offer secure, on-demand guest access, too. Proxim’s wireless LAN access points can securely support private (student and faculty) as well as public (guests, visitors, conference attendees) networks. Access to the campus network and data remain secure and available only to authorized faculty and students – and visitors access only the Internet using the same wireless access points. The wireless access points will ensure that every guest gets on the network, preventing support calls to the IT organization – as well as the time and expense of manual guest access setup. In case of high guest usage of the network, school IT staff can prioritize users and traffic appropriately.