There is an option to prevent non-admin users from switching wireless networks if you go to System Preferences > Wi-Fi > Advanced > Wi-Fi > Require administrator authorization to: > Change networks.
If you want to script that for multiple machines (instead of having to click through the GUI on each one), run this command:
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Hey Alan,
Timely as alsways
In our Labs we also add the following in a first boot script to prevent non-admin users changing the wireless settings
To keep non-admin users from turning off wireless:
sudo /usr/libexec/airportd (en#) prefs RequireAdminPowerToggle=Yes
To stop non-admin users from creating adhoc networks:
sudo /usr/libexec/airportd (en#) prefs RequireAdminIBSS=YES
So here is an example with logic:
# Enable/Disable Wifi Based on Model Type
MODEL=$(sysctl hw.model | cut -c11-20)
if [ “$MODEL” == “MacBook7,1” ]; then
networksetup -setairportpower en1 on;sleep 2;networksetup -setairportnetwork en1 somenetwork
sudo /usr/libexec/airportd en1 prefs RequireAdminIBSS=YES
sudo /usr/libexec/airportd en1 prefs RequireAdminNetworkChange=Yes
sudo /usr/libexec/airportd en1 prefs RequireAdminPowerToggle=Yes
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