Restricting Wireless Access on Campus?

Diety_in_A_Minor asks: "How would one set up a wireless network on a campus such that restrictions can occur by classroom? My back of the napkin solution would be to relate MAC addresses to class schedules, and have the DHCP server allow access to student-registered MAC addresses only during specific times. Although possible, this solution requires tremendous maintenance. What other solutions are there? One class in a building will require restrictions, while both classrooms adjacent to it need open access."

Comments

Two words

[deanpole]

Faraday Cage

... is room with metal walls, and screens (like you see on the front of a microwave) to pass air.

Seconded...

[Gordonjcp]

I mean, ffs, presumably these are University students we're talking about here? Are you deliberately treating them like naughty children as part of some kind of weird-ass psychological experiment?

Mind you, what do you expect from a country where you can buy a gun when you're 12 but you can't drink anywhere until you're 21?

Re:Old Tech

[DetrimentalFiend]

Two words: faraday cage

Of course, you'd have to shield all of the rooms and then put an access point in every room that could be shut off. But, as long as we're talking about off the wall solutions, I thought I'd throw it out there.