[OPLINTECH] Limiting WiFi after hours

[Chad Neeper]

While I personally don't like the idea of limiting WiFi hours, you probably
could interrupt power to the devices (preferably at a single central or
critical point in the network) using a simple timer you pick up at your
favorite general purpose store. You might consider at least double checking
that there isn't some automated processes that you're interfering with
during the off times, though.

I would strongly discourage you from manually connecting/disconnecting
wires, however. That's a good recipe for failure, both mechanical and human.

Probably the preferred method would be via software controls within the
network...within the access points, a router, or even the network perimeter
firewall.

Of course, if you don't have the ability for that level of control and you
need to implement this type of policy, this "brute force" method will
absolutely be effective!

My 2 cents.

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On Jul 1, 2014 11:11 AM, "Michael Vollmar-Grone" <vollmami at oplin.org> wrote:

> We are looking to limit WiFi access after public hours but our system is
> provided through Time Warner and we do not have software access to the
> router.
> It is transmitted to four distribution heads through a POE appliance. One
> simple solution discussed is to simply pull the wires at the close of
> business and reconnect in the morning.
> To automate the process, would setting that POE appliance on a timer have
> any potential deleterious effects?
> I have a call into Time Warner but am asking the collective for any other
> solutions.
> Thanks.
> Mike
>
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