Proxy Setting for Multiple WiFi Access Points

I'm getting ready to roll out 30 iPads in a school setting. They are going to be on a cart that teachers will be able to check out for class use, but will be returned to the computer lab each evening. This creates a problem.
Throughout the building, we have several WiFi access points - next year we will have an access point in each classroom. And of course we connect through a proxy server so that the district can block various wbsites. As I am setting up my iPad to connect to each access point, I have to set the proxy server address for the access point; I would really like to be able to simply say "This is my proxy server address and port for EVERY WiFi access point in the building." and be done with it. I haven't been able to find a way to do this -- it looks like I have to configure each access point individually.
Am I just missing something (I hope)?

I suspect you have the D-Link set up to make its network an entirely new subnet using NAT.
If you setup the D-Link as a bridge to the network created by the Extreme, things may work properly.
You may need to refer to the D-Link documentation to find out the proper way to do this.

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Does anyone know of an app which will show me all of the access points within reach - even if they all have the same name - and will display signal strength as well as other data?
I work in a place where I have to test the APs and verify that each one of them is up and running. They all have the same name so I need to verify their uniqueness by the MAC address. I also would like the ability to connect to a particular AP in the list and stay connected to it as I travel past other APs of the same name.
I tried WifiTrak but it crashes upon startup. I'm hesitant to buy an app without a recommendation because of this. I'm also hesitant to try WifiFoFum because it wasn't all that great on my WM device and it costs money.
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Thank you for your research on my behalf, but as I mentioned in the original post I have tried WiFiFoFum on a Windows Mobile device for free and it was kind of a turd. This makes me very hesitant to purchase it for my iPhone. If they offered a trial version I would give it a shot.
Has anybody actually tried any really good wifi network information tools for iPhone? Can anybody make a recommendation based on experience?

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Roaming between two WiFi access points fails

Hi...
I just bought a Hawking WiFi range extender...a device that acts like a second wireless access point for rooms that are far from your wireless router. It's also known as a repeater. It has the same SSID (network name) as the one set up by the router.
You are supposed to be able to move about the house and you will connect to whichever device has the higher signal strength, transparently, with no hiccups, like moving your cell phone from one cell antenna to another.
The setup works fine with my Dell laptop, but not with my MacBook Pro or my iPad. When I change "zones", the Network locks up. This is repeatable and consistent.
I've heard rumors about Apple product difficulties with this "WiFi roaming."
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Thx
Steve

I've been using a roaming setup in my home for years. The company I work for has building wide WiFi roaming setup with multiple WiFi access points on each floor. At home and at work, I frequently move my MacBook between access points without loosing things like my VPN, Screen Sharing, File Sharing, ssh terminal sessions, etc....
But 3rd party networking hardware has not always been well tested against Apple products. Many times 3rd party networking vendors test against some version of Windows and then ship it. Sometimes the 3rd party vendor offers a firmware update that corrects issues with Apple products.
At home I have Apple Airport Extreme base stations for my roaming setup. At work, the company is using Cisco commercial WiFi access points.
A roaming setup needs to have all WiFi devices on the same network "Subnet". That means a 2nd WiFi base station cannot act as a router, but must be just a bridge on the existing router's subnet (generally that means it cannot be offering DHCP services nor NAT services).
The 2nd WiFi base station must have the same SSID (as you said you setup).
And it must have the same security password using the same encryption algorithm (WPA2 preferred from a security stand point). You did not mention this, but I'll assume you did this as well.

Software wifi access point: hostapd freezes system

I have some scripts that set up a wifi access point through the laptop's onboard wifi card. Since a few weeks ago the system now freezes when running the hostapd command and I have to power off by holding down the power button:
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ssid=foo
wpa_passphrase=blahblah
interface=wlan0
#bridge=br0
auth_algs=3
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Conky seems to keep updating in the background but journalctl -f freezes. The output from hostapd in "-d" and "--dd" mode flies past too quickly to follow and then infinitely prints blank lines.
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I have some scripts that set up a wifi access point through the laptop's onboard wifi card. Since a few weeks ago the system now freezes when running the hostapd command and I have to power off by holding down the power button:
Here is the hostapd configuration file (taken from the wiki):
ssid=foo
wpa_passphrase=blahblah
interface=wlan0
#bridge=br0
auth_algs=3
# setting this appears to be the problem
channel=7
driver=nl80211
hw_mode=g
logger_stdout=-1
logger_stdout_level=2
max_num_sta=5
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
wpa=2
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_pairwise=TKIP CCMP
I am running the following command
hostapd -d -t -K /path/to/aforementioned/hostapd.conf
The onboard wifi adapter is this well-known POS:
Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter
The adapter works for regular connections. Tweaking the hostapd.conf file has led me to conclude that the channel parameter is the problem. If I omit it, hostapd simply fails to establish an AP but exits. If I include it, it completely freezes all system input.
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I'm going to try redirecting the output of hostapd to a file and then using the "magic" sysrq key to sync it before killing the system. If that works I'll post it. Until then, any suggestions of how to debug this would be appreciated.

A tech company just set up a wifi network in my house and does not use my existing TC; how do I get it in the network to serve as backup for my iMac? (I don't need it as a wifi access point anymore)

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Specific WiFi access point HTTP proxy always turning off?

Hello,
My corporate - issued iPhone 4S which is currently sporting 6.1.1 has a weird issue - the corporate WiFi access point HTTP proxy setting always defaults to Off after trying to set it up with a Auto setting and entering a URL to our company's PAC file. My colleagues do not have the same issue - they are able to setup HTTP Proxy to Auto and enter the URL to the PAC file. I tried this with other access points (non-corporate) and it works fine. Is this something specific to the WiFi profile pushed to my device? I've tried contacting our company's IT personnel in charge and they weren't able to give me an answer. Hoping someone here can. Thanks in advance!
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To remove access poit, go to settings>connectivity>settings>Destination>Internet>long hold access point and select delete.
For Gmail, don't use it, but if you remove/delete mailbox and then set it up again it should work fine, also heard that during set up if you reject terms and conditions and set up manually it works better ?
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How can I turn mac mini into wifi access point for iPhone?

Hi,
I do not have a wifi router.
I want my iPhone to be able to use my broadband internet instead of the slow EDGE internet.
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*What if I could turn the mac mini into a wifi access point?* That would save me from the hassle of buying a wifi router.
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I did this.
I think I am doing something wrong. I am doing something wrong in this setting *from ethernet to airport*.
see attached screenshot.
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1. Open System Preferences, click Sharing, and then click Internet.
2. Select how you would like to share your Internet connection, and then click Start. You
can choose to share your Internet connection with AirPort-enabled computers,
computers with built-in Ethernet, or both.
Note:
If your Internet connection and your local network use the same port (built-in
Ethernet, for example), contact your ISP before you turn on Internet sharing. In some
cases (if you use a cable modem, for example) you might unintentionally affect the
network settings of other ISP customers, and your ISP might terminate your service to
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3. If you want to share your Internet connection with computers using AirPort, click
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Can an Aironet WiFi Access Point bridge multiple internal VLANs?

I have Cisco Aironet 2700e access points. Historically they were configured with a single SSID on both radios with WEP 128bit security.
I now need to add new WiFi devices to the network that have limited flexibility. They must be associated only with a specific radio (2.4ghz or 5ghz) and WPA2PSK security.
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Devices that connect to the non-native VLANs appear to be isolated from the rest of the network (as I would suspect with VLANs). But that's not what I want . I'm only using VLANs because I need multiple SSIDs, and I need multiple SSIDs because I have different physical devices that want different WiFI access point configurations. I can't seem to find any way to configure the 2700e to bridge the VLANs for the multiple SSIDs.
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I made these changes to the example here:
https://supportforums.cisco.com/document/55561/multiple-ssid-multiple-vlans-configuration-example-cisco-aironet-aps
and it seems to be working. (By "working" I mean that I can now ping to/from devices connected on different SSIDs.) I had to make these changes from the CLI. There does not seem to be a way to make these changes from the GUI. Is that correct? If there is a way to make these changes from the GUI please let me know.
The changes I made were to make the sub interface for Dot11 radio 0 on the VLANs part of bridge-group 1. So assuming the config in the example:
ap(config)#interface Dot11Radio0.2
ap(config-subif)#no bridge-group 2
ap(config-subif)#bridge-group 1
ap(config-subif)#exit
ap(config)#interface Dot11Radio0.3
ap(config-subif)#no bridge-group 3
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ap(config-subif)#exit
I did not change the bridge group on the Ethernet interface.
Questions:
1. Did I create any new problems making this change? It seems to work, but am I going to get myself in trouble somewhere else? Intuitively it makes sense to me: the VLANs are now part of the same bridge group (1, the native VLAN). So all traffic should be bridged together. Correct?
2. I didn't change the Ethernet sub interfaces. I don't seem to need to make that change. I also don't like things sitting out there that I don't understand. Should I do anything to clean up the Ethernet interfaces?
3. The original configuration was made entirely from the GUI. This change needs to be made from the CLI. Can it be done from the GUI? I can't seem to find a way to change bridge groups for a sub interface from the GUI. It worried me that it can't be done from the GUI.
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Can't HP Officejet pro 8100 do wifi access point?

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When I powered on the printer I osserved that It create an access point autonomously with SSID: HP-Setup-7A-Officejet Pro, with IPv4 address server, etc...
I was very happy and I printed a page with my smartphone samsung s4 connected directly with printer access point (not wifi direct but standard wifi).
Today no changed occurred but I can't use printer with its own access point, but only with an external wifi access point.
Someone can help me, please? It could be an hardware problem?
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Hello lucait
To print via WiFi you need to have a wireless router setup. Once you have the wireless router setup correctly you will have a SSID and Wepkey that will enable you to add devices to your network. The network will allow all your devices to communicate not just with each other but with the internet. At the moment your printer was not put in a network so instead of broadcasting on a network it is broadcasting on it's own network called HP-Setup-7A-Officejet Pro which is only good for a short period of time to allow you to setup your wireless. I am going to assume you have a wireless network and you are just needing assistance getting the printer setup on that network.
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How to delete wifi access point on E7 - mails won'...

I have E7 with symbian anna. A while ago I had to restart my home wifi (due to storm) and during that process a new wifi access point (wlan(01) was created on my phone. After that - as far as I have now understood - my phone stopped syncronising gmails altogether. Also in my provider's network (outside wifi, elisa). In order for my phone to sync emails, i need to reboot it (or just turn it off and on, no need to get the three vibrations when turning off).
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To remove access poit, go to settings>connectivity>settings>Destination>Internet>long hold access point and select delete.
For Gmail, don't use it, but if you remove/delete mailbox and then set it up again it should work fine, also heard that during set up if you reject terms and conditions and set up manually it works better ?
http://asimag.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/how-to-configure-gmail-account-on-your-n95n73/
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How can I set up a guest access point with a Time Capsule and an Airport Extreme? I am using a Telus router with the Time Capsule used as a wireless access point (bridge mode). I don't want the guest access point to have access to my network.

How can I set up a guest access point with a Time Capsule and an Airport Extreme? I am using a Telus router with the Time Capsule used as a wireless access point (bridge mode). I don't want the guest access point to have access to my network.

The Guest Network function of the Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme cannot be enabled when the device is in Bridge Mode. Unfortunately, with another router...the Telus...upstream on your network, Bridge Mode is indicated as the correct setting for all other routers on the network.
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Hi,
i have a weird issue with my N82 wifi, hopefully i can explain it correctly..
my problem is when i connect to a new wifi, it will always shown 2 access point in the wifi list.. what's weird is that the duplicate wifi access point name is the last wifi point i connected... and if i remove one of the access point from the list, both will be gone..
so for example in steps:
1) i first connect to 'ABC'
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If I understand the situation, with an Ethernet connection for the Airport the wifi component is free to act as an access point. But one Airport device cannot act as a wifi receiver and as an an access point.
That is correct. A single Express in this situation would act as a Wi-Fi "receiver," but will only provide an active Ethernet connection for wired clients. You will need a second one to create the wireless network.
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Hi gquiring!
Thanks for posting.
When you go through the setup process on the camera, are you selecting [Easy Connection] ot [Manual Connection]? If using [Manual Connection], try using the [Easy Connection] instead.
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