Prevent users from tampering with wireless config

I've got about 60 laptops with internal wireless, 10 access points in
10 different locations (several miles apart) all access points are
configured exactly the same (same ssid, wep, channel) so that only 1
wireless profile is necessary on the laptops (the laptops roam
throughout the different locations)


I would like to prevent the users from changing the order of preferred
networks and/or block them from making any changes to the wireless
configuration in any way. I would prefer that the only network that
they could connect to is my network.


Does anyone have any suggestions on how to accomplish this?


Thanks
Dale

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In <(E-Mail Removed). com> on 10 Nov 2005
19:10:44 -0800, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>I've got about 60 laptops with internal wireless, 10 access points in
>10 different locations (several miles apart) all access points are
>configured exactly the same (same ssid, wep, channel) so that only 1
>wireless profile is necessary on the laptops (the laptops roam
>throughout the different locations)
>
>I would like to prevent the users from changing the order of preferred
>networks and/or block them from making any changes to the wireless
>configuration in any way. I would prefer that the only network that
>they could connect to is my network.
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions on how to accomplish this?

Encase all the laptops in solid plastic.

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> I've got about 60 laptops with internal wireless, 10 access points in
> 10 different locations (several miles apart) all access points are
> configured exactly the same (same ssid, wep, channel) so that only 1
> wireless profile is necessary on the laptops (the laptops roam
> throughout the different locations)
>
>
> I would like to prevent the users from changing the order of preferred
> networks and/or block them from making any changes to the wireless
> configuration in any way. I would prefer that the only network that
> they could connect to is my network.
>
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to accomplish this?
>
>
> Thanks
> Dale

On my works XP Pro machine; the control panel icons are disabled so I can't
acces the NIC component, among others. Are you using XP Pro?

Yes, XP Pro on all pc's, with windows managing the connection

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> Yes, XP Pro on all pc's, with windows managing the connection

Check Administrator rights/functions, I guess...

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've got about 60 laptops with internal wireless, 10 access points in
> 10 different locations (several miles apart) all access points are
> configured exactly the same (same ssid, wep, channel) so that only 1
> wireless profile is necessary on the laptops (the laptops roam
> throughout the different locations)
>
>
> I would like to prevent the users from changing the order of preferred
> networks and/or block them from making any changes to the wireless
> configuration in any way. I would prefer that the only network that
> they could connect to is my network.
>
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to accomplish this?
>
>
> Thanks
> Dale


Do some investigating into Policy Editor, may be able to do what you want.

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've got about 60 laptops with internal wireless, 10 access points in
> 10 different locations (several miles apart) all access points are
> configured exactly the same (same ssid, wep, channel) so that only 1
> wireless profile is necessary on the laptops (the laptops roam
> throughout the different locations)
>
>
> I would like to prevent the users from changing the order of preferred
> networks and/or block them from making any changes to the wireless
> configuration in any way. I would prefer that the only network that
> they could connect to is my network.
>
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to accomplish this?
>

If they don't have admin rights to the laptop they should not be able to
change network settings.