If it were me, I'd consider a number of possibilities (which have--pretty much--already been suggested).
First is to have a chat with whoever manages the school WLAN to see if that person would be willing to come to an acceptable accomodation.
Second, see if you are allowed to connect *a* wired device. Make that device a router with wireless capability, so as to create a local "hot spot" for the Pis. To simplify getting through the school admins, connect a device to a wired port on the router and use that to establish a login session.
Third, see if you can be allowed to connect something other than a Pi to the WiFi network. If so, get a travel router, connect it's WAN WiFi side to the school network, and then it's wireless LAN side will be available for the Pis. Again, you are likely to need a wired device connected to the router to establish the connection...and manage the router. Travel routers have the advantage of being small, light, and requiring minimal power. The ones I have (to use when in a hotel) have 2 wired LAN ports, a wired WAN port and the WAN side can be either wired or wireless. They also use open source software, so they're easy to keep up to date. (Mine are from GLi.net.)
First is to have a chat with whoever manages the school WLAN to see if that person would be willing to come to an acceptable accomodation.
Second, see if you are allowed to connect *a* wired device. Make that device a router with wireless capability, so as to create a local "hot spot" for the Pis. To simplify getting through the school admins, connect a device to a wired port on the router and use that to establish a login session.
Third, see if you can be allowed to connect something other than a Pi to the WiFi network. If so, get a travel router, connect it's WAN WiFi side to the school network, and then it's wireless LAN side will be available for the Pis. Again, you are likely to need a wired device connected to the router to establish the connection...and manage the router. Travel routers have the advantage of being small, light, and requiring minimal power. The ones I have (to use when in a hotel) have 2 wired LAN ports, a wired WAN port and the WAN side can be either wired or wireless. They also use open source software, so they're easy to keep up to date. (Mine are from GLi.net.)
Statistics: Posted by W. H. Heydt — Fri Jan 10, 2025 10:17 pm