Streamer on Office WiFi?


So I recently went about setting up a modest streaming system for my office at a large research university and have run into a problem I didn’t anticipate in the least. I’m curious if anyone might have any suggestions as to a workaround.

I bought an Audiolab 6000N to use, only to discover that while it supports WPA2, I can’t get onto my work’s WiFi because it apparently doesn’t support WPA2 enterprise requirements. I have tried everything I can think of to work around this: I tried using the guest network, I tried using a mini router to deliver the office ethernet to the steamer (my work’s IT won’t register the mini router to the network), I tried bringing ethernet directly to the streamer (IT won’t register the streamer either).

Is there anything I might be able to do here to get this streamer hooked up to the WiFi despite the WPA2 Enterprise issue?

It’s not the end of the world if not, I can run my MacBook Pro to an outboard DAC if I have to, but I did buy this streamer just for this application, which is frustrating!

Thanks in advance!

zm

Just get a repeater for <$50. And you get the benefit of going wired from it.

Thanks for the response! But I think I would have the same problem getting that device on the network.... and I’m not even sure there are any repeaters compatible with WPA2-EAP, at least none that I can find. It would have to connect to the WPA2-EAP network then transmit a new SSID with the WPA2-Personal protocol.

Do you know of a particular model compatible with WPA2-EAP?

Thanks!

@fuzztone 

 

I completely agree if it was at home. But the workplace is different. I have been in charge of IT as Director for decades. 

I would just call your IT guys. Enterprise security is different than home stuff. They tend to be really helpful