iOS Private Address setting doesn't stick (More of an iPhone issue - but hoping others have seen this too)

2021-07-29 Thread Brian Helman
n the fall. -Brian ________ Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking & InfrastructureServices | *: 978.542.7272 Association for Professional Administrators Chapter Secretary Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem Massachusetts 01970

RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Xirrus and ClearPass

2021-06-29 Thread Brian Helman
portal or just authenticate guests that are registered in some other way? From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> On Behalf Of Brian Helman Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 11:50 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAU

Xirrus and ClearPass

2021-06-29 Thread Brian Helman
to ClearPass, and that isn't happening. -Brian Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking & InfrastructureServices Association for Professional Administrators Chapter Secretary Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem Massachusetts 01970

MPSK SSID Names

2021-06-08 Thread Brian Helman
Anyone using Aruba's (or if other manufacturers have a similar feature) MPSK service? What did you use for an SSID - looking for naming ideas. -Brian ** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent

RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WPA3/OWE as campus solution?

2021-04-16 Thread Brian Helman
I’m not sure you’re comparing oranges to oranges. It’s not that your facilities director would tell you a water spigot would require a punch code to install, it’s that “you” would tell the facilities director that it takes too long and is too expensive to install the spigot, so they should

Mounting outdoor AP's on Lightpoles

2020-09-08 Thread Brian Helman
The folks who have gone done the path of putting AP's on lightpoles using something like this mount: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/nZoAAOSwo4pYJkON/s-l500.jpg Did any of you put the AP's on existing light posts? How did you run low voltage copper along with the wires that support the light;

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] [EXTERNAL] Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WIRELESS-LAN Digest - 28 Aug 2020 to 29 Aug 2020 (#2020-156)

2020-08-31 Thread Brian Helman
9ae08d84de48ecd%7C70d32b73b45749d1950c4f78aeffc21b%7C0%7C1%7C637344991339759065=tA094tCnH9%2B7ZjVqSV3xY8AkkButPMTIZpx4%2Fwss6JM%3D=0> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> on behalf of Brian Helman mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu>> R

RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WIRELESS-LAN Digest - 28 Aug 2020 to 29 Aug 2020 (#2020-156)

2020-08-31 Thread Brian Helman
Well, you saved me from having to look for bollards. Our Facilities people are not in favor of us putting anything on the roofs, so now I'm back to looking at ground level. Everyone wants wireless in the quad, but no one wants the actual gear installed. Right now, I'm leaning to mounting

RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Antenna mounting suggestions

2020-08-31 Thread Brian Helman
E Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> On Behalf Of Brian Helman Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 3:50 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Antenna mounting suggest

RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Antenna mounting suggestions

2020-08-28 Thread Brian Helman
was to run data to them and mount the APs inside the tents or on temporary poles - like it's done at conventions. But this way, the installation is permanent and the outdoor area will get coverage in the future regardless. On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 3:51 PM Brian Helman mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Only in Student Housing?

2018-09-06 Thread Brian Helman
rock solid performance/maintenance wise. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> On Behalf Of Brian Helman Sent: Friday, August 31, 2018 11:54 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDU

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Only in Student Housing?

2018-08-31 Thread Brian Helman
We don’t support gaming on the wireless network. It’s just too much of a headache right now .. between .1x, 11n in some res halls, 11ac in others, 2.4GHz/5GHz, latency/disconnects/interference/signal strength/etc, multi-vendor, yada yada. If we get to a point where we are single-vendor with

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Your eduroam semi-annual report

2018-07-12 Thread Brian Helman
These reports are fantastic. There was vocal opposition to using eduroam here – that it would not be useful or popular. This report shows what all of us here (on this list) knew already. The adoption/usage far exceeds what I expected, without even advertising the service. -Brian From: The

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Photos of outdoor APs on building

2018-05-15 Thread Brian Helman
You know, if they mounted it horizontal….. -Brian From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv On Behalf Of Hector J Rios Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 4:31 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Photos of

NERCOMP Conference next week

2018-03-23 Thread Brian Helman
s! -Brian ________ Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem Massachusetts 01970 GPS: 42.502129, -70.894779 ** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be fou

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Atmosphere Conference next week - higher education gathering

2018-03-23 Thread Brian Helman
eetups during meals, at designated tables. Perhaps that can work, with a little bit of coordination. Maybe somebody should spin up a Slack channel to coordinate. Bruce Osborne Senior Network Engineer Network Operations - Wireless (434) 592-4229 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY Training Champions for Chri

Atmosphere Conference next week - higher education gathering

2018-03-22 Thread Brian Helman
Several of you replied to me directly about possibly putting together a higher education gathering sometime next week at the Atmosphere Conference in Las Vegas. I've looked over my schedule as well as the conference's and I don't see a time where it's feasible. I will be at part or all of the

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] point-to-point wireless backhauls

2018-02-20 Thread Brian Helman
TSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> on behalf of Brian Helman <bhel...@salemstate.edu<mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu>> Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Date: Tuesday,

point-to-point wireless backhauls

2018-02-20 Thread Brian Helman
attending events, do you need to reconcile the introduction of a point-to-point backhaul into your site planning? Have any of you used the NanoBeamAC units? -Brian Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University

RE: NERCOMP Regional Conference - NETMAN/Wireless LAN session coverage

2018-02-14 Thread Brian Helman
[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Helman Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 9:12 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] NERCOMP Regional Conference - NETMAN/Wireless LAN session coverage Everyone: If you are planning on attending the NERCOMP

NERCOMP Regional Conference - NETMAN/Wireless LAN session coverage

2018-01-17 Thread Brian Helman
) Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem Massachusetts 01970 GPS: 42.502129, -70.894779 ** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group

[WIRELESS-LAN] Up-coming EDUCAUSE Annual Conference reminders & Session Leader Opportunity

2017-10-25 Thread Brian Helman
ituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Helman Sent: Friday, September 29, 2017 3:01 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Up-coming EDUCAUSE Annual Conference reminders Everyone

Up-coming EDUCAUSE Annual Conference reminders -- Session Leader Opportunity

2017-10-19 Thread Brian Helman
this to the Network Management (NETMAN) group. I hope to see all 2129 of you in Philly! -Brian Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem Massachusetts 01970 GPS: 42.502129

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless printers and other devices in residence halls

2017-10-19 Thread Brian Helman
Or, spend 30+% in capital investment vs adding more workload to existing staff to track down rogue devices – which is probably more on par with what the bulk of our realities are. I am being pressured to support IoT devices over the previous -72dB/2.4GHz AP-in-hallways design with little to no

Up-coming EDUCAUSE Annual Conference reminders

2017-09-29 Thread Brian Helman
to see all 2129 of you in Philly! -Brian Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem Massachusetts 01970 GPS: 42.502129, -70.894779 ** Participation and subscription

RE: Looking for Volunteer, Annual Conference

2017-07-17 Thread Brian Helman
You can always tell a wireless guy in the crowd … I think Lee meant the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference (in Philadelphia at the end of October/beginning of November). I’ve covered for session the last few years. If anyone wants to take this on, that would be great or I’ll be there too. I’m also

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] New buildings on campus

2017-05-08 Thread Brian Helman
Same here. It's very rare I don't get some kind of electronic copy (more and more are PDF). If you're ultimately the owner of the building, you've paid for the plans. There are a good number of responses to this question here so you might not need to bother, but you should consider

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Eduroam adoption (and migration process)

2017-04-27 Thread Brian Helman
for .. especially those not familiar with eduroam. Thanks! -Brian From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] on behalf of Brian Helman [bhel...@salemstate.edu] Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 1:57 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Eduroam adoption (and migration process)

2017-04-25 Thread Brian Helman
at 8:14 AM, Brian Helman <bhel...@salemstate.edu<mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu>> wrote: John, Do you know what the thought process was behind maintaining both an EDUROAM SSID as well as your SLU-users? I’m just firing up our SSID for EDUROAM university-wide this week, so it would b

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Eduroam adoption (and migration process)

2017-04-24 Thread Brian Helman
information: https://www.slu.edu/its/services-and-products/internet-and-network-services/wireless-networks-at-slu On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Brian Helman <bhel...@salemstate.edu<mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu>> wrote: We have moved into the “testing” phase of our EDUROAM connectivity.

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Eduroam adoption (and migration process)

2017-04-21 Thread Brian Helman
We have moved into the “testing” phase of our EDUROAM connectivity. I’m hoping to fire up the EDUROAM SSID university-wide next week. Currently, we have a .1x SSID that will stay through the summer. Once EDUROAM is fully pushed, we’ll start our advertisement campaign to get people to log in

NERCOMP Annual Conference NETMAN/Wireless-LAN Session Summary

2017-04-10 Thread Brian Helman
Hey everyone. The NERCOMP Annual Conference in Providence, RI was held a couple weeks ago. The session was a bit sparse (9 people), but the conversations were great. In fact, the conversations continued for an hour after the session ended. This is why we continue to push for networking

RE: Basic design question

2017-04-05 Thread Brian Helman
er Network Operations - Wireless (434) 592-4229 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY Training Champions for Christ since 1971 From: Brian Helman [mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu] Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 4:41 PM Subject: Basic design question My installation will be Aruba AP315's, but anyone feel fre

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Basic design question

2017-04-05 Thread Brian Helman
mory.edu>> wrote: Survey! There is no getting around surveying in my humble opinion. Create a plan for coverage, then modify it for capacity ( if needed ). From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.ED

Basic design question

2017-04-04 Thread Brian Helman
My installation will be Aruba AP315's, but anyone feel free to chime in .. In an open air area (e.g a large cube farm), what is your general rule of thumb for how apart you place your AP's? One of the spaces I'm looking at is 88' x 24' and will be filled with 8x8' (48" high) cubes. I already

NERCOMP Annual Conference - Combined Wireless-LAN/NETMAN Session

2017-03-24 Thread Brian Helman
f135ad9b9c74388!8m2!3d41.8237112!4d-71.4133271 -Brian x-posting to NETMAN ____ Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem Massachusetts 01970 GPS: 42.502129, -70.894779 ***

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Lighting Controls - impact on Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi's impact?

2017-03-23 Thread Brian Helman
I agree with Mike. Whenever I’m presented with another “do xx over wifi because it’s more convenient” I usually let them know I cannot guarantee that my wifi .. which is a requirement for and by the students .. will not interfere with their installation. If they are ok with that, then go

Wireless installation/upgrade funding

2017-02-26 Thread Brian Helman
Everyone: If you're in a public institution of any size, or any institution of an FTE of roughly 8,000 students, how have you handled wireless upgrades? Specifically, have any of your institutions put together a project to perform a forklift upgrade for your wireless networks as opposed to

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] wild card certs and PEAP

2017-02-06 Thread Brian Helman
eless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> on behalf of Brian Helman <bhel...@salemstate.edu<mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu>> Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv

wild card certs and PEAP

2017-02-03 Thread Brian Helman
I'm setting up a RADIUS test server (Server 2012 R2 NAP/NPS) to get our configurations in place to join eduroam. Yes, I can get a temporary cert (or beg digicert for one, since I don't think they have an option), but we tried to use a wildcard cert that we usually use for testing of services.

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Annual Conference (Anaheim) Wireless-LAN session notes

2016-12-06 Thread Brian Helman
t; I’m not going to include all of my notes from the session or this email will >> be painfully long. To the contrary, I've love to review your notes. If they're already electronic, would you mind sharing a copy? Thanks! Norman Elton William & Mary On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 4

Annual Conference (Anaheim) Wireless-LAN session notes

2016-12-05 Thread Brian Helman
If you didn't .. next year we're in Philadelphia. We hope to see you there! -Brian Helman, Salem State University -Ryan Turner, UNC Chapel Hill ** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.

After-hours (follow the sun?) Help Desk

2016-12-02 Thread Brian Helman
I'm posting this to the Wireless-LAN group because that's the calls I'm looking (expecting) to answer .. Has anyone outsourced their Help Desk's after-hours calls? Specifically, I'm looking for a service that can handle (ie troubleshoot, NOT just act as a call center) after hours calls from

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Outsourcing ResNet wireless and wired networks

2016-11-14 Thread Brian Helman
ss Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Helman Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 9:54 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Outsourcing ResNet wireless and wired

Outsourcing ResNet wireless and wired networks

2016-11-14 Thread Brian Helman
w do we co-manage wireless to provide it to staff, guests (guests of students; guests of the university) - see previous question * Are there PCI, FERPA, other regulatory issues to be concerned with? * Other? Thanks, Brian ________ Brian Helman, M.Ed | Dir

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Per room wireless

2016-11-07 Thread Brian Helman
The design model we began rolling out last year was to have no more than 1 wall between device and radio. I looked at the hospitality units, and I had 3 concerns: 1) Aruba devices are currently only Wave 1. I'd rather roll out the most recent technology. 2) I don't want them at 18" outlet

EDUCAUSE Annual Conference meetups

2016-10-26 Thread Brian Helman
If you are interested in setting up a Community Lounge discussion session or meeting socially with peers at the Annual Conference, send a tweet and use the hash tag #EDUNETMeetup16 . The bar we intended to meet at tonight is closed for renovations. We ended up at a small bar on Harbour --

Annual Conference NEXT WEEK - events, reminders, surveys, baseball ... And Wireless Network geektalk

2016-10-21 Thread Brian Helman
n Center. I will be there Tuesday night to watch Game 1 of the World Series and socialize. I hope to see many of you at the conference. Safe travels! Lastly, a special thanks to Ryan Turner for his hard work on getting the survey's together. -Brian ____ Brian Helman, M.Ed

EDUCAUSE Annual Conference Reminders

2016-09-29 Thread Brian Helman
) and I will be facilitating that session. I cross-posted a version of this message to the NETMAN CG. If you're in both, my apologies for the redundancy. -Brian Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aruba unattended scheduled upgrade?

2016-09-27 Thread Brian Helman
Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> on behalf of Brian Helman <bhel...@salemstate.edu<mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu>> Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <W

Aruba unattended scheduled upgrade?

2016-09-27 Thread Brian Helman
We're new to the Aruba arena and still learning .. I have to assume there is a way to schedule an unattended upgrade of the controllers/AP's. What is that process? This way we can schedule the process to kick off at 4a and not have to be a part of the process until 5a or so. Thanks, Brian

More RealTek issues

2016-09-19 Thread Brian Helman
a fix for this issue. If you come across this card, please do the following: 1. Update the driver. 2. Disable HT mode in the advanced tab in the adapter properties. After these changes, the user remains connected without issue. -Brian Brian

RE: Educause conference in Anaheim

2016-09-19 Thread Brian Helman
specific topics you'd like to discuss, let me know. I also go through the hot topics from the previous year and put that list together for the NETMAN session. -Brian Helman From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf

RE: Camouflaging AP's

2016-09-07 Thread Brian Helman
<WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> on behalf of Brian Helman <bhel...@salemstate.edu> Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 11:47 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Camouflaging AP's Aside from enclosures, how are people hiding their AP’s in areas where

Camouflaging AP's

2016-09-07 Thread Brian Helman
to the group as I may have units on side-walls that I'll need to somehow mask. BTW, loving the tongue-and-cheek answers to recent posts. It would appear we are all a bit punchy at the start of the new academic year! -Brian Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS

RE: Disabling LEDs on APs

2016-09-06 Thread Brian Helman
I have told Res Life that we have the ability to turn the lights off if students would prefer that. I don't think they are any brighter than the light on the smoke detectors that are 3' away, but I've offered the option. So far, no takers. We did have someone request that the AP be removed

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Res hall wireless printing..

2016-09-01 Thread Brian Helman
Jeff From: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu<mailto:wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu>" <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> on behalf of Brian Helman <bhel...@salemstate.edu<mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu>> Reply-To:

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Res hall wireless printing..

2016-09-01 Thread Brian Helman
WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>] On Behalf Of Brian Helman Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2016 11:09 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Res hall wireless printing.. Can you tell i

Res hall wireless printing..

2016-09-01 Thread Brian Helman
the NAC, be somehow otherwise registered, do we care about security, contain those SSID's to buildings (and not pass that traffic between buildings) etc, etc. -Brian Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State

Aruba 300-series ceiling mounting

2016-09-01 Thread Brian Helman
l Conference in Anaheim .. WHY!? It's a great conference for networking with peers, and the CG sessions (Wireless-LAN and NETMAN) are well worth attending. Disneyland is right across the street from the conference center, so bring the family. -Brian ______

RE: Outsourced ResNet

2016-08-05 Thread Brian Helman
for Christ since 1971 From: Brian Helman [mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu] Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 10:57 AM Subject: Outsourced ResNet We're talking with a large college-oriented service provider about outsourcing our residence halls' networking (wireless and wired). Originally, I was going

Outsourced ResNet

2016-08-04 Thread Brian Helman
We're talking with a large college-oriented service provider about outsourcing our residence halls' networking (wireless and wired). Originally, I was going to write this email in a neutral tone, but I'm just not sold on the idea. I AM willing to listen to my peers on this list Anyone

RE: Aruba and Bradford/How big are your wireless segments

2016-07-27 Thread Brian Helman
Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Helman Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 9:28 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aruba and Bradford Thanks everyone. Keep the info flowing ... Bruce, we're

How big are your wireless segments?

2016-07-25 Thread Brian Helman
controller-based environments, how large have you let these segments go? Is a /21, /20 ... viable? -Brian Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem Massachusetts 01970 GPS

RE: Aruba and Bradford

2016-07-21 Thread Brian Helman
and a very nice "my devices" portal so users can manage their own registrations. I can give more specifics if you need it. On 7/19/2016 5:10 PM, Brian Helman wrote: > Feel free to ping me off-list. I may sanitize/redact comments and repost > them for the benefit

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aruba and Bradford

2016-07-19 Thread Brian Helman
@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Julian Y Koh Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 5:21 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aruba and Bradford On Tue Jul 19 2016 16:09:34 CDT, Brian Helman <bhel...@salemstate.edu> wrote: > > If you are an Aruba AND Bradford shop,

Aruba and Bradford

2016-07-19 Thread Brian Helman
: This is not a solicitation for NAC's or wireless. I'm collecting information. Thanks! -Brian Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem Massachusetts 01970 GPS: 42.502129, -70.894779

Third Party 10Gbs optics with Aruba Controllers

2016-06-30 Thread Brian Helman
Aruba? Feel free to ping me directly. Vendors, this is not a sales opportunity, but if you can answer the questions from a usage/technical viewpoint, that would be great. Thanks! -Brian Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272

Aruba education (was "Aruba Controller code recommendations")

2016-06-20 Thread Brian Helman
I'm going to fork this topic a little. We are relatively happy with our current wireless vendor, but I've been asked to look around to see what else is out there. At the NERCOMP Annual Conference a few months ago, I lead a joint NETMAN/WirelessLAN discussion. I listed the wireless vendors to

RE: One more round- finer point on Open Networks in Dorm

2016-05-13 Thread Brian Helman
Lee, I posed this question back at NERCOMP. You may want to also know the answer to "who has done this and switched back to a non-open environment?". -Brian From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman

RE: Camouflage Outdoor AP enclosures?

2016-04-25 Thread Brian Helman
I have this discussion with architects all the time. They say “you want to put THAT in MY building!?”. Uh, actually buddy .. it’s MY building .. and yes. Granted, we use Xirrus arrays, so they are kind of sizeable. Snarkiness aside, we have worked extensively with Architects to make everyone

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session summary

2016-03-30 Thread Brian Helman
;tel:%28434%29%20592-4229> LIBERTY UNIVERSITY Training Champions for Christ since 1971 From: Brian Helman [mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu<mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu>] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 2:46 PM Subject: NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session summary (cross-po

RE: NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session summary

2016-03-30 Thread Brian Helman
eams. ​ Bruce Osborne Wireless Engineer IT Network Services - Wireless (434) 592-4229 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY Training Champions for Christ since 1971 From: Brian Helman [mailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 2:46 PM Subject: NERCOMP Conference -- Wireless-LAN/NETMAN session sum

NERCOMP Wireless-LAN/NETMAN joint session 3/23/16; Miami Connect 4/6-8

2016-03-18 Thread Brian Helman
tion about that next week. If anyone lives/frequents the area around the conference center and knows of a good (ie relatively safe) dive-bar, let me know. http://www.educause.edu/events/educause-connect-miami/agenda -Brian (cross-posted to NETMAN CG list) ________ Brian He

Upcoming EDUCAUSE Events

2016-02-19 Thread Brian Helman
nce (in Anaheim, CA this year) Oct 25 - 28, 2016 Please consult the schedules for CG sessions! Note: We're not seeing the NETMAN/Wireless-LAN session listed at the Connect: Denver. We will be there, so keep an eye out for updates on this mailing list, including info on informal gatherings.

Wireless-LAN session - EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2015 (Indianapolis)

2015-11-05 Thread Brian Helman
ould be a great deal of cross-over between the groups.. but 500 is a big difference. Thank you all again for this opportunity. I look forward to future discussions here, and being an attendee in future Wireless-LAN sessions! -Brian ________ Brian Helman, M.

RE: Annual Conference CG Session and pre-conference meet up

2015-10-19 Thread Brian Helman
serv [WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] on behalf of Brian Helman [bhel...@salemstate.edu] Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 12:08 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Annual Conference CG Session and pre-conference meet up Everyone: If you are attending the an

EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2015

2015-10-02 Thread Brian Helman
surrounding wireless networking! http://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/registration -Brian Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem Massachusetts 01970 GPS: 42.502129, -70.894779

RE: Survey Results! Supporting Those Other Devices on Wi-Fi In Resnet

2015-09-11 Thread Brian Helman
Anyone else read through the comments and think - "I don't remember writing that in my response to the survey" - because you're experiencing the EXACT same frustrations? -Brian From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Supporting "those other Wi-Fi devices" in the dorms- quick Survey

2015-09-08 Thread Brian Helman
As I said to a NAC vendor several years ago .. if we could get students to adhere to an acceptable use policy, I wouldn't need a NAC, would I? As much as I dislike the hoops I have to jump through for 1x and NAC, it serves a purpose and protects us against a good deal of activity. Over the

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] LTE over Wi-Fi spectrum sets up industry-wide fight over interference

2015-08-27 Thread Brian Helman
Mike, I was just about to post the same quote, and I looked down and saw it in your post. How viable is 5GHz in this situation? I mean, we've now rolled out two AC buildings. The signals go through 1 wall fine, but 2 walls or a single outside wall and the signal is non-existent. If they

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] AW: [WIRELESS-LAN] To provide (wireless) service, or not to provide (wireless) service...

2015-05-15 Thread Brian Helman
on the importance of high-quality wireless internet (define that how you like) in the res halls and the rest of campus. Good luck, Jon Young Vantage Technology Consulting Group. On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 9:24 AM, Brian Helman bhel...@salemstate.edumailto:bhel...@salemstate.edu wrote: I have a little more

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] AW: [WIRELESS-LAN] To provide (wireless) service, or not to provide (wireless) service...

2015-05-13 Thread Brian Helman
[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] Im Auftrag von Brian Helman Gesendet: Freitag, 1. Mai 2015 17:23 An: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDUmailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Betreff: [WIRELESS-LAN] To provide (wireless) service, or not to provide (wireless) service... A few weeks ago we made

To provide (wireless) service, or not to provide (wireless) service...

2015-05-01 Thread Brian Helman
to put my thoughts up here just yet. These are the options/thoughts as presented by the levels above me. Let the discussion begin Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] To provide (wireless) service, or not to provide (wireless) service...

2015-05-01 Thread Brian Helman
, Syracuse University 315.443.3003tel:315.443.3003 (Blog: http://wirednot.wordpress.com) From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDUmailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Helman Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 11:23 AM

RE: Wireless customer satisfaction surveys

2015-05-01 Thread Brian Helman
Paul, We send out an IT Survey every year. I'm not sure if it went out this year. I'll look at the last few years to see what we've done and what the responses were. One question I'd ask though .. how do you feel about IT referring to you as a customer? -Brian

RE: 802.11ac AP Deployment

2015-04-08 Thread Brian Helman
Our general rule will be to install radios such that no space is more than 1 wall away. Yes, it depends what the wall is. Just as large an issue is, how many cables are you running to each location? We are running two Cat6's. -Brian -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless

NERCOMP combined Network Management (NETMAN) and Wireless Issues (Wireless-LAN) CG Meeting follow up

2015-04-08 Thread Brian Helman
who attended last week and thank you to everyone who keeps these lists lively and informative! -Brian Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem Massachusetts 01970 GPS

NERCOMP CG Meeting, Wednesday

2015-03-30 Thread Brian Helman
or others you haven't posted about. I hope to see many of you there! -Brian Cross-posting to NetMAN CG. Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem Massachusetts 01970 GPS

USB / Electric charging stations

2015-01-27 Thread Brian Helman
..just a diversion from the network side of wireless/BYOD, but how do people (if at all) address the need for charging the devices that your users want to throw on your wireless networks in public areas? We've been throwing up new construction at a rate of about 1 new building every 12-18

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Trying to get the Wi-Fi Alliance's Attention

2015-01-23 Thread Brian Helman
But our environments are unique in the sense that we have many of the same data security concerns that a hospital has, but unlike their tenants, ours are 1) largely irresponsible children, 2) using systems we have to maintain (I’ve never seen a hospital help a patient fix a laptop) and 3) live

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] RFP question

2015-01-08 Thread Brian Helman
I hate sweeping statements like most Universities do not do the Wi-Fi engineering work in house and usually put the design in the RFP, and I would have to disagree with it. It has been my experience in working with this group as well as numerous WiFi vendors that it's a pretty even mix of

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Attendance

2014-11-24 Thread Brian Helman
Can someone repost this on April 1st. There are many of us who would like to chime in. Joking aside, I vaguely remember reading that some schools (I believe they were public high schools in the US) were looking to use ID cards for this purpose, tracking the prox chips. I don't know what

Annual Conference Notes and Comments

2014-10-06 Thread Brian Helman
regional Connect. For those of you in the Northeast, I'll hopefully see you at the NERCOMP Regional Meeting in Providence in the Spring! Thank you again, Brian Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University, 352

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] It would seem FCC just declared WLAN quarantine features illegal

2014-10-03 Thread Brian Helman
I just saw this on CNN and jumped on the list to post. Using your own AP is against the AUP everyone signs at our institution. Now I wonder if that clause is invalid. -Brian Sent from my Galaxy S4. Tiny keyboards=typing mistakes. Verify anything sent. -Original Message- From: Frank

Off subject -- 2013 EDUCAUSE Annual Meeting - credit card compromised

2014-01-21 Thread Brian Helman
Everyone: If you attended the 2013 Annual Conference in Anaheim and stayed at the Hilton, check your credit card statements carefully. Immediately after my stay I was billed for a 2nd room. I had that removed and didn't think anything of it. Last week a charge from the Hilton hit my card

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Apple TV display mirroring spectrum use in HD wifi

2014-01-17 Thread Brian Helman
Any chance you'd be willing to share that app? My iPad is jailbroken, so I can sideload it. -Brian Helman -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jason Heffner Sent: Friday, January 17

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Game consoles?

2013-12-25 Thread Brian Helman
Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDUmailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Helman Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 2:15 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDUmailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Game consoles? We do not supply

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Game consoles?

2013-12-24 Thread Brian Helman
We do not supply PSK connectivity, but there is an open guest network if they want to attempt to use it. That guest network is severely rate-limited. Like most of the respondents so far, we push them to wired connections. There was a discussion about this a couple years ago. the gist of the

Annual Conference Community and Constituent Group Lounge

2013-10-11 Thread Brian Helman
to discuss specific areas of interest/concern with our peers, in a smaller less structured environment. -Brian (Cross posting to WIRELESS-LAN, SECURITY and NETMAN lists) Brian Helman, M.Ed | Director, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.7272 Salem State University

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