Android devices and our wireless network
Jan 6
posted by Mark Christie in
Infrastructure, Android, Network
| 1 Comments
I am not yet an android operating system user but just like the influx of iDevices into our education network - iPad, iPhone, iPod - we have encountered a little glitch with Android devices. Version 3.1 is required to join using our proxy configuration. A lot of devices at the time of writing this are running 3.01 which does not support proxy settings. I had a quick look on forums and there appear to be some folks having problems AFTER they upgrade to 3.1 from 3.01 so I am not sure yet whether the "fix" exposes more problems.
So please inform yourself before performing any upgrade... :-)
If there are any Android users out there on our education network (you will know who you are) please let me know via comment or email if you have enjoyed success or otherwise in connecting your device to our wireless network.
#1 by wickstim on 13/02/12 - 17:43
I am not an Android user either. At the 2012 Teacher Orientation we ran a QR Treasure Hunt that was fun and engaging, at least for those with ios devices. Of course Android users could use a QR scanner from 'Marketplace', but our team weren't of much help, as collectively we have little knowledge with Android.. I am keen to see where the DET go in regards to staff using Android devices on the network.
I won't be 'crossing the floor' from ios to Android anytime in the future, but know a lot of DET staff that are already using them.
Great to find somewhere that has info on this.