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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
zm OP
119 posts
 

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!

ghdprentice
6,516 posts
 

@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 

yage
400 posts
 

Not sure if this is your use case, but if you intend to stream from your phone, the MacBook can easily be a UPnP renderer - basically doing what you bought the Audiolab for. I use Kodi with a Mac mini and I can stream from my Android phone to it using BubbleUPnP.

 

 

jbs
91 posts
 

The issue is you are trying to use corporate wifi for personal use. IT generally frowns on that since it could jeapardize IT security. Ask the IT folks and maybe they can be helpful but most will not just due to the risk on their end. Maybe stream from your phone or a public wifi spot if it exists.

erik_squires
15,946 posts
 

So a good IT system will lock everything down by the MAC address.  Meaning, absolutely ZERO unauthorized / unregistered systems.  This even includes desktop switches, and of course any personal wifi devices.

When I first learned of this I was using a desktop switch to simplify my 3 laptop workstyle.  I brought an unused switch to the office, plugged it in and the IT department's scanners would pick it up and disable my cubicle's Ethernet port completely. 

Best suggestion I can think of is to use Bluetooth from your work PC.

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