Be prepared for alot of *fun*... more so when you get near the Cathlab or any type of MRI imaging. These things generate ALOT of noise. So do your site audit when they are running. Also, some monitoring equipment can be interfered or cause interfence.. neo-monitoring comes to mind with the wireless strip recorders. Some facilites use an inhouse phone/intercom system that can interfere. Some surgery suites now have wireless links for video and/or data. Not to mention the odd rogue AP that some decided was a good idea to add more workstations when they ran out of cable.
I think you see the pattern of audit EVERYTHING and do it during the day when things are running. If you plan to run some in the basement (why is it the IS dept is always in the basement?) be prepared to have lousy coverage unless you overbuy the antenna count. Structual steel in the columms wreak havoc with the signals and not to mention all the rebar in the walls. You can get around some of this with doing some simple mods to the antennas of the APs. A simple mesh reflector can help punch through a wall.. or focus the signal down the hall to skip a AP in the middle of the hall. This is just an example. You will probably end up with an assortment of antennas.. patch, dipoles and the normal AP mounted antenna. Buy good equipment. The cheapo stuff has alot of troubles with the radiated noise, not to mention the lack of support. These are my opinions.. your milage will vary ;) MikeS -- Tutorials - Whitepapers - Security - Wireless- News Find me at www-dot-packetattack-dot-com ""David j"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hello friends, I have to advice what kind of wireless device we are going to > buy for a hospital. If money was not a big problem what Aironet would you > buy? I thought about 1200 series, but it isn't approved for using 802.11a in > my country (only 802.11b) so I think it hasn't got many benefits over 1100 > series (these are cheaper). > What do you think? someone has implemented a wireless network in a big > hospital (1200 beds)? > Any feedback would be helpful, thanks in advance. > > Regards. > David. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=59218&t=59216 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
