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Forcing Wi-Fi on
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Forcing Wi-Fi on

Summary: In the K12 Education world, laptops are becoming more and more prevelant, and so is Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, limited users are allowed to forget Wi-Fi networks and turn on Airplane Mode and disable Wi-Fi altogether, ruining the experience for the next user. Technical Details and Assumptions We are assuming there is no MDM solution in place (i.e. Jamf, Intune, etc) We assume you’re running on-prem Active Directory (for the Group Policy portions) We assume you are not using certificate-based authentication (and therefore, not simply deploying Wi-Fi Profiles with GPO) We assume the profile has been loaded somehow already Requirements You have a method of deploying the Wi-Fi key (i.

  • Luke Barone
Luke Barone 28 November 2024 • 3 min read
BitLocker and Active Directory
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BitLocker and Active Directory

Summary: We will use Bitlocker to secure device data, requiring a PIN or Password to boot into Windows or read the hard drive. This is aimed to be the definitive guide to getting started and managing BitLocker. Technical Details Bitlocker locks the key for decryption with multiple keys (“Protectors”). This can include TPM, TPM and PIN, Password, a USB key, and even certificates. You can have multiple ways to unlock the decryption key The keys appear transparent to the user, even during recovery The hard drive can be removed and put into another computer.

  • Luke Barone
Luke Barone 11 June 2021 • 11 min read
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