[OPLINTECH] [OPLINLIST] Wireless after hours.

[Adam Murphy]

Ours is also on 24/7. I have Untangle in bridge mode on IPCop's Blue 
network. Untangle's Application Control Lite blocks protocols. I have it 
set up to block P2P. I disabled the Captive Portal because there were 
instances where devices wouldn't show the Use Policy which meant patrons 
couldn't access the Internet.

Anecdote: Last Wed a patron was filling out online applications and was 
in the middle of one when we closed. I told her if she parked closer to 
the building she would still get a signal. When we left she was in her 
car working on her laptop.

Adam

On 2/4/2013 12:44 PM, Chad Neeper wrote:
> All of the libraries I work with leave theirs on 24/7. The risk of
> patrons doing illegal activity is no greater at night than during the
> day. In all the years we've been providing WiFi to the public, there
> have been very, very few cease & desist requests that I'm aware of. I've
> also heard numerous times from several of my library directors that,
> over the years, many patrons have approached them to specifically thank
> them for the odd-hour WiFi...that the patron works super early/late and
> will stop by and sit in the parking lot to check e-mail, etc. (or some
> variation on that story).
>
> FWIW.
>
> ______________________________
> *Chad Neeper*
> Senior Systems Engineer
>
> *Level 9 Networks*
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> /Full LAN/WAN consulting services -- Specialized in libraries and schools/
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>
> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Christopher J Brose <brosech at oplin.org
> <mailto:brosech at oplin.org>> wrote:
>
>     Hi everyone,____
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>     __ __
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>                        How many libraries allow wireless access to the
>     internet, using the library’s equipment from outside the building
>     after closing hours?    Any thoughts on the pros and cons of giving
>     this service to the public after hours compare to security issues or
>     hacking  or even downloading of files through a library network when
>     no one is at the building?  At this moment I have our wireless
>     access points set to disable internet access after hours, but I was
>     curious and wanted to post this question to the list serve.____
>
>     __ __
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>     Thanks in advance for any replies. J ____
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>     __ __
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>     Christopher J. Brose____
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-- 
Adam Murphy
IT Specialist
Rossford Public Library
720 Dixie Highway
Rossford, OH 43460
P:(419) 666-0924 F:(419) 666-1989
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