RE: [EXT] [WIRELESS-LAN] Outdoor wireless

[Michael Cole]

We’ve installed a fair amount of outdoor wireless and tried to take advantage 
of existing mounting points or designed them into new work on Campus.  We use a 
mix of poles that have our emergency phones and cameras, the sides of 
buildings, or in parking lots installed poles specifically for outdoor 
wireless.  On a major reFirb of our sports fields we’ve put in an 
infrastructure that gives us a ½ dozen points where we can install wireless, 
security cameras, and a few wired connections.  We’ve had really good luck with 
the deployments so far.

From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv 
 On Behalf Of Mallon, Jason
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2019 11:46 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: [EXT] [WIRELESS-LAN] Outdoor wireless

Hey everyone,

Recently, discussion has started to evaluate wireless coverage all over our 
quad area.  We currently have 4, 2700s with patch antennas (AIR-ANT2566P4W-R) 
on the side of buildings with those hitting their limit of 400 clients at given 
times during the day (Probably just a lot of background noise).  I am not sure 
on the capacity they will want covered at this current time.  We do know there 
will be some on light poles, and we were thinking bollards also, other 
suggestions are more than welcome.  I also don’t know what other universities 
are doing as far as open areas for coverage, high density or not?  What to 
expect as far a congregation on the quad?  Will this bring more people to 
sitting on the quad and doing course work?  Will students be out there just 
streaming?  Any ideas or information from those who have done this would be 
greatly appreciated!

Jason Mallon
Network Engineer III, OIT
The University of 
Alabama
jemal...@ua.edu
[University of 
Alabama]


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Outdoor wireless

[Mallon, Jason]

Hey everyone,

Recently, discussion has started to evaluate wireless coverage all over our 
quad area.  We currently have 4, 2700s with patch antennas (AIR-ANT2566P4W-R) 
on the side of buildings with those hitting their limit of 400 clients at given 
times during the day (Probably just a lot of background noise).  I am not sure 
on the capacity they will want covered at this current time.  We do know there 
will be some on light poles, and we were thinking bollards also, other 
suggestions are more than welcome.  I also don’t know what other universities 
are doing as far as open areas for coverage, high density or not?  What to 
expect as far a congregation on the quad?  Will this bring more people to 
sitting on the quad and doing course work?  Will students be out there just 
streaming?  Any ideas or information from those who have done this would be 
greatly appreciated!

Jason Mallon
Network Engineer III, OIT
The University of Alabama
jemal...@ua.edu
[University of Alabama]


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