tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post6728558635567902769..comments2024-03-12T02:32:52.902-05:00Comments on I ♥ WiFi: Personal Wi-Fi Hotspot devices VS Enterprise Deployed Guest networksJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-9123276604374348462010-12-20T10:17:29.139-06:002010-12-20T10:17:29.139-06:00I do think that it's important to realize that...I do think that it's important to realize that network restrictions will always cause users to circumvent, and that it's probably better to make the existing guest network more open then allow competing personal devices to cause interference. It just stands to reason that if the resource that the user wants to access in unavailable on the guest network they're going to use something Ryan The DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965847443273918483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-38698177315840726242010-12-15T01:47:42.546-06:002010-12-15T01:47:42.546-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.duy nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04273647583639520066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-74242491707364585412010-12-13T13:05:53.445-06:002010-12-13T13:05:53.445-06:00What customers (especially hospitals and govt. ent...What customers (especially hospitals and govt. entities) need to do, is seriously crack down on free gaming sites and social network sites. With the FB type sites, those walk on a thin line with HIPAA security compliance. I know that there is down time during work, but if their main concern is "I can't get to my Facebook page" that is seriously a lame reason for defining security xcrashdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313569063340865809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-13566943586605282952010-12-12T12:27:06.617-06:002010-12-12T12:27:06.617-06:00I generally go searching for the mifi's in our...I generally go searching for the mifi's in our hospital if they cause a rogue alert in WCS. It's amazing how fast they get turned off when someone sees me walking around with my cognio station and directional antennae. Sometimes I feel like the Gestapo finding contraband radios in Hogan's Heroes.Ben Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14890868871807220816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-77017086247642441512010-12-12T09:10:18.219-06:002010-12-12T09:10:18.219-06:00I agree Jennifer, Policing MIFI in a healthcare en...I agree Jennifer, Policing MIFI in a healthcare environment is very difficult. I see them all over my hospital and there is little I can do about them. I have found them carried by Doctors as well as patient family members. We don't currently have a guest network for patients, but will have one soon as I move production to 5GHz N.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126501993758664789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-51106473680639455642010-12-11T19:37:00.775-06:002010-12-11T19:37:00.775-06:00We are starting a new company and looking at MiFi ...We are starting a new company and looking at MiFi as a temporary solution... and it may become our backup solution once the company has its headquarters setup... for now, our options are MiFi 802.11 b/g/n or 802.11 b/g (all in 2.4 GHz) with optional HSPA+ 21 Mbps download speeds. Or we Thether our iPhones @ 7.2 Mbps. <br /><br />We are nomads. I worked several past summer projects using my iPhoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-86354885915174287352010-12-11T18:52:21.871-06:002010-12-11T18:52:21.871-06:00Great discussion guys!Great discussion guys!Devinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02969739263236315747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-48883224841486263832010-12-11T18:35:02.429-06:002010-12-11T18:35:02.429-06:00I've reviewed data from other public spaces wh...I've reviewed data from other public spaces where hundreds of MiFi devices were active. The owners of the venues were wondering how to 'fix' the problem. <br /><br />Yeah, right... we have no legal right to stop these 2.4GHz devices from jamming up the limited frequencies. <br /><br />I do think it will be awhile before many hand-held devices join the ranks of 5GHz. iPads do. iPhones Keith Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403558343082565874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-30388318972262970052010-12-11T18:10:54.243-06:002010-12-11T18:10:54.243-06:00I agree that it is a temporary fix to move to the ...I agree that it is a temporary fix to move to the 5 GHz spectrum. Hopefully since there are more non-overlapping channels available, it will take longer for the 5 GHz spectrum to become as polluted as the 2.4 GHz spectrum is today.<br /><br />Given that it was a healthcare facility I was in last week, I'm not sure how you would or could go about policing the use of personal wi-fi devices. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15107624786814145982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849138639410953074.post-74716622702686906472010-12-11T17:55:08.690-06:002010-12-11T17:55:08.690-06:00Hi Jennifer,
I completely agree that production n...Hi Jennifer, <br />I completely agree that production networks should be moving to the 5GHz spectrum to avoid contention as well as provide greater capacity. However, as more consumer devices move to 5GHz, this will only be a temporary fix. Organizations need to have well-written, clear, concise, and enforceable wireless policies governing the use of non-corporate wireless systems. Providing a Andrew von Nagyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658799453646609565noreply@blogger.com