Hi
Usually it results with the computer connecting to the strongest Access
Point that can be found around.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Rick" wrote in message
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> what does the setting "Automatically connect to non-preferred
> networks" do in a wireless policy?
>
> thanks
> Rick
>

If the computer cannot connect to any preferred network, it will
automatically try to connect to networks that are around. It may end up
being connected to a unsecured malicious network.

Yi
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"Rick" wrote in message
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> what does the setting "Automatically connect to non-preferred
> networks" do in a wireless policy?
>
> thanks
> Rick
>

But if you are in a uni or somewhere that has several access points around
the campus it allows your comp to "roam" & find the strongest signal.
Usually on a dif channel.


"Yi Lu [MSFT]" wrote in message
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> If the computer cannot connect to any preferred network, it will
> automatically try to connect to networks that are around. It may end up
> being connected to a unsecured malicious network.
>
> Yi
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> "Rick" wrote in message
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>> what does the setting "Automatically connect to non-preferred
>> networks" do in a wireless policy?
>>
>> thanks
>> Rick
>>
>

The preferred network is at the SSID layer. There can be multiple access
points using the same SSID. For example, SSID "university" can have access
points "AP1", "AP2", etc. As long as "university" is your preferred network,
the computer can roam among "AP1", "AP2". You don't have to enable
"automatically connect to non-preferred networks".

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"BruceM" wrote in message
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> But if you are in a uni or somewhere that has several access points around
> the campus it allows your comp to "roam" & find the strongest signal.
> Usually on a dif channel.
>
>
> "Yi Lu [MSFT]" wrote in message
> news:%23RJLsaTfHHA.4596@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> If the computer cannot connect to any preferred network, it will
>> automatically try to connect to networks that are around. It may end up
>> being connected to a unsecured malicious network.
>>
>> Yi
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>> "Rick" wrote in message
>> news:1176379704.978602.233270@w1g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com...
>>> what does the setting "Automatically connect to non-preferred
>>> networks" do in a wireless policy?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> Rick
>>>
>>
>
>

I see, I am setting this laptop up for a user that has a laptop on our
domain and we are enforcing a wireless policy. we do not have that
option checked now so when they leave our campus they cannot connect.
It is my understanding if I enable this option, when they are on
campus it will go to the preferred network first. when they leave our
campus and are in a Hotel, Airport etc, it should find the next best
network, since it can't find the preferred network.

Rick

On Apr 13, 2:41 pm, "Yi Lu [MSFT]" wrote:
> The preferred network is at the SSID layer. There can be multiple access
> points using the same SSID. For example, SSID "university" can have access
> points "AP1", "AP2", etc. As long as "university" is your preferred network,
> the computer can roam among "AP1", "AP2". You don't have to enable
> "automatically connect to non-preferred networks".
>
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>
>
>
> > But if you are in a uni or somewhere that has several access points around
> > the campus it allows your comp to "roam" & find the strongest signal.
> > Usually on a dif channel.
>
> > "Yi Lu [MSFT]" wrote in message
> >news:%23RJLsaTfHHA.4596@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> If the computer cannot connect to any preferred network, it will
> >> automatically try to connect to networks that are around. It may end up
> >> being connected to a unsecured malicious network.
>
> >> Yi
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> >>> what does the setting "Automatically connect to non-preferred
> >>> networks" do in a wireless policy?
>
> >>> thanks
> >>> Rick- Hide quoted text -
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