We have a mix of ethernet and wireless, though it’s a fairly small % (probably 10 or 15 out of 100+ active people each day) who actually use the hard lines.
The cases where a hard line makes the most sense are: - people who do work that requires low-latency, like a lot of screensharing or remote access to computers - places where people are meeting with others virtually. Conference rooms hard lines get used often, and our phone booths have hard lines run to them to keep Skype calls strong. - Some computers just have shitty wifi hardware/software in them. Statistically, if we have an issue with someone connecting to our wifi, it’s a PC. Or in some rare cases, old computers that have NO wifi hardware. Yeah, blew me away too. - As we got bigger, we started having more complex issues with wifi and some of our full time members started strategically moving to be closer to hard lines. Since upgrading to the Unifi access points in the thread I posted to yesterday, those problems appear to be all gone (knock on wood) but I was glad to have some hardline options. - And as you said, specialized hardware. VOIP, Networked Backup devices, etc. We generally suggest that people keep that hardware in our rack, rather than plugging into a “local" drop. Keeps things tidier and easier to diagnose issues. One thing that’s always difficult is that, like our power, our ethernet ports are along walls. This can be a bit of a restriction when it comes to creating optimal layouts for the workspace itself (something I think I need to write about soon). I haven’t been to many coworking spaces that have really done a great job of solving the “spaghetti of power and cables between the wall and the desks” problem. There’s covers and other clever ways of hiding it, but I haven’t found a solution that works really well for us yet. If I were to do it all again, I’d be far more strategic about WHERE we run ethernet to, and overall, run less direct runs back to the rack. Instead, I’d take more of a node-based approach, adding new switches to areas where connectivity is needed and makes sense…but can also be moved. That flexibility/modularity pays off far more than having X more drops! -Alex ------------------ The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself. Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://listen.coworkingweekly.com On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 11:24 AM, CoWork Factory - New Braunfels, TX <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone use wired anymore? I'm opening a new space and installing the > IT infrastructure now, but am thinking I may be overdoing the CAT5e ports. > Planning on about 30-35 ports for a 3,200 sq ft building. I'll have a > couple of business class APs and am thinking I should have wired ports as > an option for IP phones and other heavy users of data. > Thoughts? > Thanks! > Bob > www.coworkfactorynb.com > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
