[OPLINTECH] Secure wifi with password in the SSID

[Ken Butler via OPLINTECH]

We use NAT Mode on our Meraki wireless APs. They're essentially their own
networks with their own private DHCP scope. They also provide wireless
client isolation - wireless clients can't talk to one another. No password
is needed to connect, but connected devices must pass through our captive
portal and agree to our wireless terms of use before they are granted
access to the internet.

On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Phil Shirley via OPLINTECH <
oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> Our wireless internet access for the public is not secure (it doesn't
> require a password, so it's not encrypted). I would like to add a more
> secure option and give people the password by putting it the SSID name
> (something like "CFL secure - password is fallslibrary"), so that the
> traffic on their radio transmissions will be encrypted.
>
> I would be interested to know if any other libraries are doing that, and,
> if so, if you also offer an option without a password. I'm inclined to
> offer both at first and then try taking away the non-encrypted option, but
> I worry that a few devices won't work with the encrypted option. Any
> thoughts on this?
>
> Phil
> --
> Phil Shirley
> Technology Services Coordinator
> Cuyahoga Falls Library
> Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
> 330-928-2117, ext. 109
> pshirley at CuyahogaFallsLibrary.org
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Ken Butler
hcotech at holmeslib.org
Head of Information Technology
Holmes County District Public Library
3102 Glen Drive
Millersburg, OH 44654
PH: 330-674-5972 ext 224
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