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We currently have secure wi-fi which the public can use throughout our  
facility, (as well as outside) and we have an Internet cafe (which is  
wired). We don't advertise it and most if its use is by employees and  
guests of employees. We also use it for videoconferencing. It is set  
up in such a way as to put users out on the Internet with no access to  
any internal networks (except through VPN tunneling). Since we don't  
advertise free wi-fi, practically no visitors use it.

The Internet cafe is used by visitors to surf the Web and has a  
content filter on it (no porn sites allowed). It is also blocked from  
all internal networks. The computers have locked down browsers, so  
that no other applications can be run on them.

I think free public wi-fi should be available everywhere, the same as  
we provide public toilets and drinking fountains. If you have limited  
bandwidth, you need to keep tabs on how much usage it gets. On most  
routers you can throttle different networks so they don't affect your  
internal users performance.




This is probably not helpful.
Stephen Miles Uzzo
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, NY 11368 USA
http://www.nysci.org/learn/1431359/staff/senior_staff#uzzo
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On Jun 16, 2010, at 9:38 AM, Bob Raiselis wrote:

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> We're considering opening up a public wi-fi network in our museum  
> for the convenience of our visitors who happen to use portable  
> devices, but don't want to create an "internet cafe" atmosphere. Has  
> anyone crossed this bridge and dealt with these issues? if you have  
> wi-fi available to your visitors, how do your visitors typically use  
> it? Would you recommend it?
>
> thanks.
>
> Bob Raiselis
> Montshire Museum of Science
> Norwich VT
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