Restricting a subset of Wireless users based on time of day

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Restricting a subset of Wireless users based on time of day

I am trying to restrict some (but not all) Wireless users during off hours.

It’s a pretty basic setup with one SSID using PSK.

 

I want to allow traffic for certain users only from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Or in other words, I want to block traffic from Midnight to 7:00 AM, and from 5:00 PM to Midnight.

 

I thought a Group Policy Schedule would work, but having some trouble.

I created a Group Policy to block all traffic, but the scheduler will not let me set the times I want.

I can only set the time ranges once per day.

But I need two time ranges each day to do what I want, and the scheduler will not do that.

 

Wondering if anyone has any suggestions.

Thanks

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Brash
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Using the group policy schedule, you can select disable for the state and then put in the times of 7am-5pm.

That easy the policy will be disabled during those hours and enabled outside of those hours

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alemabrahao
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You probably have the schedule set up wrong.
 
 
Have you ever thought of simply making a schedule to disable the SSID?

 

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Other_Topics/SSID_Availability#Configuring_SSID_Availability

 

 

 

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alemabrahao
 
Thanks for the quick response.

I know the schedule is not right.
I need a schedule that is Active from Midnight to 7:00 am AND from 5:00 pm to Midnight on the same day.
How do I do that?
I can only configure one time range per day, but I need two time ranges in the same day.

 

My understanding is that the schedule determines when the Group Policy is Active.
I need it Active two times a day.
I don't see a way to do that.

As far as disabling the SSID, that will not work.
I only want to restrict a few users, while allowing all others.
So I need the SSID active all the time.

 

Thanks

Brash
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Using the group policy schedule, you can select disable for the state and then put in the times of 7am-5pm.

That easy the policy will be disabled during those hours and enabled outside of those hours

Brash
Thanks for that answer.
That is what I was looking for.

I didn't know it could work that way.

Schedule.PNG

alemabrahao
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It's exactly what I sent to you on the documentation.  🤷

I am not a Cisco Meraki employee. My suggestions are based on documentation of Meraki best practices and day-to-day experience.

Please, if this post was useful, leave your kudos and mark it as solved.

Thanks - I saw the other post before I got to read the doc.
Appreciate your feedback.

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