[OPLINLIST] Wi-Fi Policies

[W. Zebulon Smith]

The patron may be using their own computer, but it is attached to your
network. Just about any access point worth its salt will allow you to ban a
MAC address, removing their ability to connect to your network but not
requiring you to tamper with the laptop. We have the entire network here
behind a web filter, not only to keep the "naughty" things out, but because
it can also stop things like P2P file sharing that eats your bandwidth or
whatever file type happens to be target Microsoft's flavor of the week
security vulnerability (such as the .wmv file mess a few months ago). I've
been considering the ZoneCD at www.publicip.net also, but haven't tried it
yet.

W. Zebulon Smith
Systems Manager
Newton Falls Public Library
204 S. Canal St.
Newton Falls, OH
44444
www.newtonfalls.org 


-----Original Message-----
From: oplinlist-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplinlist-bounces at oplin.org] On
Behalf Of Bill Martino
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 4:29 PM
To: oplinlist at oplin.org
Subject: [OPLINLIST] Wi-Fi Policies

Hi,

Just curious if anyone out there has a specific Wi-Fi policy.  I'm curious
as to how to handle a patron looking at "naughty" things in the library on
their own laptops while accessing the library's wireless network. I'm
assuming that you would treat it like any other situation where questionable
material is viewed but I wasn't sure if there were any legal ramifications
because the patron was using their own computer.

Thanks in advance,
Bill Martino
Director
Minerva Public Library

ps keep those library cards coming ... I'm up to 105.

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