NETC08 session 1097
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Session Name: Use of Sputnik Wireless for heterogenous networks
Session Number: 1097
Location: Pinehurst
Day and Time: Thursday, 8:30 - 9:15 am
Format: Presentation
Topic: Systems, Networking and Firewalls
Level: Introductory
Session Abstract:
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension networks are provisioned from a bunch of different carriers. Each office network operates as an island unto itself. With this network topology we wanted a wireless system that acted as a captive portal and authenticated user ID's against the campus databases. Most wireless captive portal systems need the controllers and the gateways on the same network, which for us would mean backhauling commercial DSL and cable access through a VPN system, something way outside our budget. The Sputnik system allows us to bind the AP and authenticate users without the need to tunnel. The access points also add some extra security and flexibility not found in some other larger systems.
Led By: Nathan Snodgrass, Systems Specialist, NC State University Extension Information Technology
