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Re: Port per pillow versus port per room
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Osborne, Bruce W (Network Services)
Fri May 20 07:40:07 2016
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Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 11:39:56 +0000
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From: "Osborne, Bruce W (Network Services)" <bosborne@liberty.edu>
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We have been researching Windows wireless imaging with Microsoft SCCM. You cannot PXE boot due to the lack of wireless drivers in the client firmware.
You can USB boot, though. The best solution we are developing used Windows 10 Recovery Environment. It is a "cousin" to WinPE, but includes the Wi-Fi drivers. For our chosen NIC, we also needed to add a virtual driver from Windows 10 to resolve dependencies.
A good intro to WinRE wireless is at https://winpeguy.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/winpe-wireless-support-in-winre-10/ . This support can be scripted to automatically connect to an SSID.
I believe you can image Apple Macs over wireless too.
Bruce Osborne
Wireless Engineer
IT Network Services - Wireless
(434) 592-4229
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Training Champions for Christ since 1971
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Anderson [mailto:cra@wpi.edu]
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: Port per pillow versus port per room
How do you PXE boot your lab/office computers to re-image them? Is there a way to do that over wireless?
On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 11:31:27AM +0000, Norton, Thomas (IT Operations Admin) wrote:
> We have also moved to complete wireless access in our dorms as administration is moving towards an all wireless campus.
>
> T.J. Norton
> Sr. Wireless Network Engineer - Team Lead Network Services - Wireless
>
> (434) 592-6552
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> [http://www.liberty.edu/media/1616/40themail/wordmark-for-email.jpg]
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> Liberty University | Training Champions for Christ since 1971
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> From: Resnet Forum [mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Osborne, Bruce W (Network Services)
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 7:27 AM
> To: RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: Port per pillow versus port per room
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> Wireless access should be less expensive than wired ports per room, unless the rooms are Faraday cages that restrict wireless signals.
>
> It sounds like your wireless may be using 802.1X requiring a username & password. Most places using that system also have a system to use game systems, through a pre-shared key SSID, or through user/device registration.
>
> Here at Liberty University, we permit users to register their game systems on an open SSID. We restrict access to our websites & Blackboard system since game systems do not need that access. We also use this registration process so we can manage Internet bandwidth usage per user.
>
> Our management is moving toward wireless computer labs using dedicated APs & SSIDs since it is so much less expensive than using wired ports per computer.
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