RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Offline/Spare Gear Inventory Size

2018-02-26 Thread Chuck Enfield
one of your largest model on the shelf and trust next day replacement support for the rest. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Engineering Enterprise Networking & Communication Services The Pennsylvania State University 119L, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.8715 fx: 814.865.3988 From: The EDUC

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Door Locks?

2017-11-06 Thread Chuck Enfield
Hi Greg, Locks tend to have a very low network duty-cycle, so interference between the 802.15.4 network and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi will be minimal. That said, it may be worth considering Wi-Fi locks instead. That will ensure that they play well with other Wi-Fi devices and will spare the institution

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Radius certificate length vs. onboarding opinions

2017-10-30 Thread Chuck Enfield
Thanks Philippe. Hadn’t thought about fragmentation coming from the internet. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Philippe Hanset Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 5:08 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Particulars about Aruba bracket JY705A AP-200-MNT-W3

2017-10-25 Thread Chuck Enfield
FWIW, disassembly makes it sound more complicated than it is. It comes as two separate pieces, so it really only requires assembly. And the ability to rotate the mounting plate relative to the back box can be handy. I actually prefer the two-piece design. There will be a little fumbling the

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

2017-10-19 Thread Chuck Enfield
While I agree with all the justifications offered below, I don’t recommend going there if you can avoid it. If somebody wants to challenge a business case based on those things there will be plenty of opportunity to do that. I value a good business case more than most, but a determined

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Two RF Questions

2017-09-26 Thread Chuck Enfield
BTW, people on this list who know me will confirm that I'm an idiot. You might want to consider that if you're ever inclined to agree with me. -Original Message- From: Chuck Enfield [mailto:chu...@psu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 4:22 PM To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Two RF Questions

2017-09-26 Thread Chuck Enfield
tserv.educause. edu>" <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE. EDU>> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Two RF Questions What is your reasoning behind not wanting 40 megahertz channels if you have plenty of overhead with your channel utilization?

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Two RF Questions

2017-09-26 Thread Chuck Enfield
@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Two RF Questions What is your reasoning behind not wanting 40 megahertz channels if you have plenty of overhead with your channel utilization? People saying you should or should not do something without Gathering any type of metric worr

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Two RF Questions

2017-09-26 Thread Chuck Enfield
If you’re responding to my comments, I don’t think I said what you think I said. From: Street, Chad A [mailto:cstr...@emory.edu] Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:59 AM To: Chuck Enfield <chu...@psu.edu> Cc: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Two RF Que

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Two RF Questions

2017-09-25 Thread Chuck Enfield
1. Enable it in places to check for radar events. If you get few, then yes. Client devices are almost fully capable now. Hidden SSID’s are the only issue. Some clients don’t probe on DFS channels, and will only respond to beacons. Make sure 2.4 is usable for the small number of

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Campus Wireless in Married or Family Student housing

2017-09-15 Thread Chuck Enfield
implemented. 3. Much as you said, we could treat them like apartments and let the local ISPs provide services to these buildings. We considered this option viable, but thought that letting the family members use our network was preferable for both us and them. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Plastered buildings

2017-08-29 Thread Chuck Enfield
Yup. This is your answer. While the expense isn’t desirable, at least you get something for your money. With the slightest amount of care, co-channel interference between APs can be totally eliminated. That building could turn out to have your best wireless. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] EAP-TLS

2017-08-11 Thread Chuck Enfield
Sorry if somebody already replied with those. I haven't been following the thread, but when Bruce and Lee both make approving comments in response to a post I take notice. From: Chuck Enfield [mailto:chu...@psu.edu] Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 8:52 AM To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] EAP-TLS

2017-08-11 Thread Chuck Enfield
For certain types of devices (lab and loaner laptops, for example) there is support value in having network connectivity without the need for a user to log on. EAP-TLS is the only enterprise auth method supported for some IoT devices. We have quite a few door locks in this category. From:

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aruba AP Models - 315 vs 325

2017-05-01 Thread Chuck Enfield
how the 320’s and 330’s compare in this way, but haven’t heard back from them yet. Anybody know? Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Engineering Enterprise Networking & Communication Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.8715 fx: 814.865.3988

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 5 GHz Only Admin WLAN

2017-04-19 Thread Chuck Enfield
It may be obvious, but I should point out that this is regulatory domain dependent. For example, my Nexus5 didn't support DFS channels in the US, but it did in the EU. I don't now how many other devices are like that, but it's a thing. From: "Chuck Enfield" <chu...@psu.edu>

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 5 GHz Only Admin WLAN

2017-04-19 Thread Chuck Enfield
as they are to support it and I don’t know if that will change any time soon. From: "Jason Cook" <jason.c...@adelaide.edu.au> To: "Chuck Enfield" <chu...@psu.edu>, "EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv" <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Sen

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Basic design question

2017-04-04 Thread Chuck Enfield
Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Chuck Enfield Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 5:04 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Basic design question So that's 30 to 40 cubes? Two or three AP spread evenly around the space will be fine

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Basic design question

2017-04-04 Thread Chuck Enfield
So that's 30 to 40 cubes? Two or three AP spread evenly around the space will be fine. Power can be turned way down. I'd use 6 dBm at 5 GHz and 3 dBm at 2.4 GHz. You might even disable one or two of the 2.4 GHz radios depending on 2.4 GHz uptake in your network. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 2.4 GHz Interference

2017-03-09 Thread Chuck Enfield
gh will improve my understanding. Something in Sean’s trace still doesn’t add up for me. From: Jake Snyder <mailto:jsnyde...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 9:16 PM To: Chuck Enfield <mailto:chu...@psu.edu> Cc: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU <mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@L

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 2.4 GHz Interference

2017-03-08 Thread Chuck Enfield
Cool images. I’ve never tried this. I would have this afternoon, but our operations guys have the spectrum analyzer in another building. I’m a little surprised to see as nice a plot as you got in the second trace. Between near field effects and the potential to push the Rx amplifiers into a

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 2.4 GHz Interference

2017-03-08 Thread Chuck Enfield
The behavior of your radio could vary. If you’re associated at 2.4GHz the channel would be based on the AP you’re associated to and duty cycle would vary with the network activity. If your connection is good you wouldn’t probe much, if at all. If you’re associated at 5GHz you may

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 2.4 GHz Interference

2017-03-08 Thread Chuck Enfield
That's consistent with what I saw from the Proxims. The radios still partially work, so the noise is centered around whatever channel they are set to. From: Gray, Sean [mailto:sean.gr...@uleth.ca] Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 3:48 PM To: Chuck Enfield <chu...@psu.edu>; WIRELE

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Here come the LTE-U devices...

2017-02-22 Thread Chuck Enfield
Make of this what you will, but Verizon has been investing in large-venue Wi-Fi recently. -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Bob Brown Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 1:25 PM To:

Nyansa Conference Call - No recording available

2017-02-21 Thread Chuck Enfield
Hi Everybody, Thanks again for your participation in the conference call this afternoon. I thought I would be writing now with instructions for accessing the recording, but instead I'm writing to apologize. I know a few people couldn't make the call and were counting on a recording, and I'm

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Nyansa Conference Call Poll

2017-02-21 Thread Chuck Enfield
Shouldn't be a problem. From: Johnston, Ryan [mailto:ryan.johns...@depaul.edu] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 2:23 PM To: Chuck Enfield <chu...@psu.edu>; WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Nyansa Conference Call Poll Thanks Chuck. Some folks from

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Nyansa Conference Call Poll

2017-02-17 Thread Chuck Enfield
] On Behalf Of Chuck Enfield Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 5:29 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Nyansa Conference Call Poll Sorry folks, but yesterday go away from me. Against all odds, I got a girl to marry me, so I have to do something on Valentine's day

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wifi blocking paint?

2017-02-16 Thread Chuck Enfield
: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Chuck Enfield Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 4:52 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wifi blocking paint? If the lab needs to be completely isolated

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wifi blocking paint?

2017-02-16 Thread Chuck Enfield
If the lab needs to be completely isolated you're going to want to hire a consultant to design a shielding system. If you just need enough attenuation to mitigate significant interference, I've heard good things about the yshield paint. You can add about 30-40dB of loss to a wall. If you can

Nyansa Conference Call Poll

2017-02-15 Thread Chuck Enfield
Sorry folks, but yesterday go away from me. Against all odds, I got a girl to marry me, so I have to do something on Valentine's day to keep her around. I don't think there are a lot of days left to do this in the near future. The remainder of this week will be short notice, and a lot of you

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Some Nyansa feedback before the call...

2017-02-14 Thread Chuck Enfield
Thanks Ryan for the great answers, and Lee for seeding the pot with good questions. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Turner, Ryan H Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 4:01 AM To:

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Nyansa

2017-02-13 Thread Chuck Enfield
RELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Chuck Enfield Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 3:56 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU <mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Nyansa Not sure I understand. If it's about me muscling in on your call, j

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Nyansa

2017-02-10 Thread Chuck Enfield
Not sure I understand. If it's about me muscling in on your call, just say buzz off. I won't cry (too much). From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 3:33 PM To:

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Nyansa

2017-02-10 Thread Chuck Enfield
@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Chuck Enfield Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 3:11 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Nyansa Please reply if you'd like to join the call. Doug and Lee are the guests of honor, but I'll do my best to accommodate as many other schedules

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Nyansa

2017-02-10 Thread Chuck Enfield
Please reply if you'd like to join the call. Doug and Lee are the guests of honor, but I'll do my best to accommodate as many other schedules as possible. From: Sullivan, Don [mailto:dsulli...@samford.edu] Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 3:08 PM To: Chuck Enfield <chu...@psu.edu>; WI

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Nyansa

2017-02-10 Thread Chuck Enfield
Any chance we could make it a conference call? I'll set up a bridge. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Engineering Enterprise Networking & Communication Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.8715 fx: 814.865.3988 From: The EDUCAUSE Wire

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cloud managed infrastructure

2017-01-18 Thread Chuck Enfield
3. https://documentation.meraki.com/zGeneral_Administration/Licensing/Licensing_FAQ 4. https://n77.meraki.com/login/license_warning_opt_out?key=347875_04Drhc --- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Beh

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cloud managed infrastructure

2017-01-17 Thread Chuck Enfield
One important consideration that was missed in regard to cloud services is what happens if your provider goes out of business. I don’t mean to suggest it’s a show stopper, but you should ask yourself what the odds are that it will happen and what the consequences are if it does. From: The

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Decent tools, on sale

2016-11-30 Thread Chuck Enfield
e >> lhbad...@syr.edu<mailto:lhbad...@syr.edu> w its.syr.edu >> SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY >> syr.edu >> >> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv >> <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> on behalf of C

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] support of L2 peering devices?

2016-11-30 Thread Chuck Enfield
We were told that for a 7240 controller AirGroup was limited to receiving (not necessarily responding to) 200 pps. Given the typical amount of multicast traffic coming from client devices, I would expect 200pps to be reached at a tiny fraction of the 32K devices a 7240 claims to support.

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Decent tools, on sale

2016-11-30 Thread Chuck Enfield
e >> lhbad...@syr.edu<mailto:lhbad...@syr.edu> w its.syr.edu >> SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY >> syr.edu >> >> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv >> <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> o

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Decent tools, on sale

2016-11-30 Thread Chuck Enfield
yr.edu SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY syr.edu _ From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU <mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> > on behalf of Chuck Enfield <chu...@psu.edu <mailto:chu...@psu.edu> > Sent: Tuesday, November

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Decent tools, on sale

2016-11-29 Thread Chuck Enfield
A gentle caution about the Aircheck.  I love the product, but our gen 1 devices just took a major utility hit when we changed to a SHA-256 4K cert that the device couldn’t support.  Now we can’t use it for connectivity tests on our 1x SSID.  There’s a 2K key size limit on the gen 1 Airchecks.

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 5GHz Channel Width

2016-11-29 Thread Chuck Enfield
into 20MHz layouts if you can’t use DFS channels or you have an extremely high AP density, but when in doubt I recommend 20MHz channels. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] on-boarding of personal wireless devices

2016-11-17 Thread Chuck Enfield
Clearpass works fine with Cisco APs for auth, onboarding, and RADIUS CoA.  There are some advantages to pairing Cisco APs with ISE, and Aruba APs with Clearpass, but the core functionality works across platforms. ** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] TLS Onboarding Vendors

2016-11-01 Thread Chuck Enfield
"If we can agree that most applications today (including ones that involve FERPA or PII) are web-based (let’s toss in cloud too), and a user can access them from any location including at home on a PSK protected SSID (or cellular connection, or open network at Starbucks), does forcing WPA2-Ent

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

2016-09-27 Thread Chuck Enfield
There's a risk associated with this approach in a multi-controller environment. If one of your controllers has an unplanned reboot between the time you complete your prep and the time of the scheduled reboot you will have one controller on a different version from the others. The likelihood of

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Utility Poles

2016-09-16 Thread Chuck Enfield
FWIW, I think you make a good point. In practice, though, I’m not sure how effective it would be. Upgrades of campus lighting systems that include pathway changes are few and far between. If it takes 20 or 30 years to build out this network-friendly infrastructure, you run the risk that by

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Utility Poles

2016-09-16 Thread Chuck Enfield
This problem can be addressed with a small, inexpensive transformer. It may have to go on the exterior of small poles, but you could probably find room inside a larger pole. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania S

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Camouflaging AP's

2016-09-07 Thread Chuck Enfield
I’ve been trying to get Banksy to stencil ours, but he doesn’t return my calls anymore. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Carter Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 1:50 PM To:

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Cost effective alternatives to AP-220-MNT-W2

2016-08-26 Thread Chuck Enfield
not) they will also entertain custom products if you need them.  They’ve produced a couple products for us over the years and we didn’t need to order huge quantities for the price to work out.  I highly recommend the company in addition to these two products specifically. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Internal bandwidth testing applications

2016-08-26 Thread Chuck Enfield
I think that one needs Flash, which Google, helpfully, declines to support. There’s an Android app for Ookla. That may not be the only one, but it’s the only one I know of. Chuck From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Non penetrating roof mounted WiFi antenna

2016-08-09 Thread Chuck Enfield
If you’re lucky enough to have good attachment points in the right locations you could guy the antenna instead of using ballast. This results in a more stable installation and lighter roof loading. It rarely works out, but you could get lucky. Definitely use a pad under the mount. This

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Outsourced ResNet

2016-08-05 Thread Chuck Enfield
. My expectation would be a 30% to 50% throughput increase in a busy res hall network, but those are based on shorthand calculations rather than real-world measurements. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State Univer

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] How big are your wireless segments?

2016-08-03 Thread Chuck Enfield
Apple is battery-life obsessed. I wouldn't take their advice about anything that affects network performance. BTW, don’t interpret this as an opinion on the DTIM interval. I have an opinion on that, but don’t know enough to share it publicly. It's just an ad hominem attack. Chuck Enfield

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Third Party 10Gbs optics with Aruba Controllers

2016-06-30 Thread Chuck Enfield
We haven't had any support issues, but we started using Aruba optics when we transitioned from 1G to 10G. The only problem we had with Aruba where optics were a likely cause involved 3rd-party optics. Aruba continued to work with us, but as it turned out, that MFR used the same SFP hardware as

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Turning off 2.4 on a select SSID?

2016-06-30 Thread Chuck Enfield
Even with this design, my understanding is that Cisco recommends 100Mhz between channels on an AP. I assume that’s center frequency separation with 40Mhz channels (20Mhz channels shouldn’t need that much and 80Mhz channels would require considerably more), but I didn’t ask. Chuck From:

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Turning off 2.4 on a select SSID?

2016-06-30 Thread Chuck Enfield
be able to do it on lots of APs in close proximity. It will be a niche thing until more spectrum is available. From: Chuck Enfield [mailto:chu...@psu.edu] Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2016 9:13 AM To: EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> S

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Turning off 2.4 on a select SSID?

2016-06-30 Thread Chuck Enfield
) and a nearby client radio (let's assume 16 feet) is roughly 30 dB. So, if you want -65dBm at the client radio, you'll have about -35dBm at the other 5GHz antenna. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvan

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] student residential routers?

2016-06-24 Thread Chuck Enfield
of two bad options. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.8715 fx: 814.865.3988 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aruba education (was "Aruba Controller code recommendations")

2016-06-21 Thread Chuck Enfield
number of APs on a very large network. That said, as 5 GHz spectrum grows and 2.4GHz usage declines this will become a greater disadvantage. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] eduroam ssid

2016-06-20 Thread Chuck Enfield
How would you disable PEAP on the eduroam SSID? I've never noticed a setting for that. -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Curtis K. Larsen Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 5:19 PM To:

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11b data rates disabled?

2016-06-20 Thread Chuck Enfield
Rick, If I were brave enough to do what you've done, here's what I would worry about: - 802.11a/g devices are getting scarce, but I've heard rumors that there were 802.11g devices that required a basic rate of 6, 12, or 24 Mb/s. It's possible that there are no such devices left, that driver

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11b data rates disabled?

2016-06-20 Thread Chuck Enfield
Be aware, the minimum rate question is far less straight-forward than the 11b rates question. The latter is really an issue of client device compatibility - something we can expect to be similar across our market sector. In addition client device compatibility, minimum data rate depends upon

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11b data rates disabled?

2016-06-20 Thread Chuck Enfield
I'm eagerly awaiting my invitation to the anniversary party. -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Watters, John Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 2:01 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11b data rates disabled?

2016-06-20 Thread Chuck Enfield
hurting network performance. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.8715 fx: 814.865.3988 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Beacon Intervals

2016-05-27 Thread Chuck Enfield
will actually hamper performance, and cost more too. A standard should not be an excuse to do something stupid. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Camouflage Outdoor AP enclosures?

2016-04-22 Thread Chuck Enfield
That’s gonna look silly on the ceiling. :) From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel Eklund Sent: Friday, April 22, 2016 12:18 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Camouflage

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Camouflage Outdoor AP enclosures?

2016-04-22 Thread Chuck Enfield
fixtures to act as AP enclosures. We even planned to a couple small LED bulbs inside so it wouldn’t look like the light was burned out after dark. Unfortunately, the project for which we planned this was over-budget and never built. I was actually looking forward to it. Chuck Enfield Manager

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Planning for Interference in Engineering buildings - arc welding, plasma cutting etc.

2016-04-15 Thread Chuck Enfield
In my experience interior glass won't have the IR reflective coatings that block RF. They're expensive and provide no energy efficiency benefits indoors. That said, I've had thoughts along these lines and checked with our office of physical plant. Most interior windows are made to order could be

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Turning off 2.4 on a select SSID?

2016-04-12 Thread Chuck Enfield
this is a result of an RF optimization we performed over winter break at least as much as the proliferation of new devices. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Turning off 2.4 on a select SSID?

2016-04-07 Thread Chuck Enfield
>90% on 5GHz! That's eye-opening. I've got some thinking to do. -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Hunter Fuller Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 4:55 PM To:

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Turning off 2.4 on a select SSID?

2016-04-07 Thread Chuck Enfield
I haven’t read the whole thread, but just in case this wasn’t mentioned, DFS channels factor into this decision. Some clients don’t support any or all DFS channels. If those can fail over to 2.4, then DFS channel use if very practical. If they can’t, you must be far more discriminate with

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Who wifi vendors does everyone use?

2016-04-01 Thread Chuck Enfield
Penn State, about 10,000 Aruba APs. -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of River R. Perry Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 10:55 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re:

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Self-registered MAC device bypass- worth the headaches?

2016-03-01 Thread Chuck Enfield
I’m curious how PPSK scales. What are the limits on the number and span of a PPSK? From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Coehoorn, Joel Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 12:02 PM To:

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Current state of DAS in Higher Ed?

2016-02-17 Thread Chuck Enfield
substantially over what would be required to support public safety alone. On a large scale, the price difference will likely continue to discourage DAS for cellular coverage. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvan

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] high density wireless improvement features

2016-02-16 Thread Chuck Enfield
han my vendor’s (or support for 802.11k/r becomes ubiquitous) you might consider emphasizing CCI instead. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.8

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Zigbee products

2016-02-11 Thread Chuck Enfield
. Under different conditions your mileage may vary. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.8715 fx: 814.865.3988 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constitue

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] It's that time of year...

2015-12-03 Thread Chuck Enfield
What do you mean cm? The wavelength of 802.11g is .78 miles. You should see the screwy ruler I use when positioning diversity antennas. -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Minimum Standards

2015-11-04 Thread Chuck Enfield
We recommend that the end user device be equipped with a wireless interface, but we don't require it. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] iPads and sleep issues

2015-10-13 Thread Chuck Enfield
minuscule percentage of sessions that long on our network. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.8715 fx: 814.865.3988 From: "Trent Hurt"

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] iPhone6s Can't Browse/Re-direct Whilst in Captive Portal with Webauth

2015-09-28 Thread Chuck Enfield
to authentication. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.8715 fx: 814.865.3988 -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aruba Instant IAP-215 Wireless Access Points

2015-09-14 Thread Chuck Enfield
Any chance the APs are trying to draw more power than your switches are configured to provide? From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Ronald Loneker Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 11:38 AM To:

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

2015-09-02 Thread Chuck Enfield
Don’t tell me. Ignorance is bliss. Man, am I happy! From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of David R. Morton Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 5:41 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re:

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son sick.

2015-09-01 Thread Chuck Enfield
If you have residence halls, you may want to anticipate this and take it up with you safety department. Ours did actual testing and confirmed Aruba’s recommendations. Now it’s them saying what the standard is rather than us. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Enginee

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiFi Service Level Agreement

2015-08-26 Thread Chuck Enfield
[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Chuck Enfield Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 9:22 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiFi Service Level Agreement Wi-Fi is not intended to replace the wired network, but is a convenient, supplemental method

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiFi Service Level Agreement

2015-08-25 Thread Chuck Enfield
else to do it. Chuck -Original Message- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Chuck Enfield Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 9:22 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiFi Service

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son sick.

2015-08-25 Thread Chuck Enfield
Say what you want, but I know Wi-Fi makes me sick every year around this time. I can’t sleep, I eat less, I drink more, and it’s all Wi-Fi’s fault. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems Engineering Telecommunications Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] WiFi Service Level Agreement

2015-08-25 Thread Chuck Enfield
worked for me suggested something this broad I would affect an extreme attitude adjustment. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems Engineering Telecommunications Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.8715 fx: 814.865.3988 -Original Message

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 6-month follow-up to Marriott/FCC Wifi blocking stories

2015-08-20 Thread Chuck Enfield
turn up anything in Goggle. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems Engineering Telecommunications Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.8715 fx: 814.865.3988 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 6-month follow-up to Marriott/FCC Wifi blocking stories

2015-08-20 Thread Chuck Enfield
This is consistent with PSU's position as it has been explained to me. You can have policies addressing what people are allowed to do on your property, and you can address violations of those policies through appropriate administrative and legal mechanisms. While, to my knowledge, this

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] 6-month follow-up to Marriott/FCC Wifi blocking stories

2015-08-20 Thread Chuck Enfield
I think your manufacturer would tell you that it should only be used to block unauthorized extensions of your network. Launching a DoS attack against an AP on your own network is different from jamming licensed spectrum or DoS’ing any unfamiliar AP within earshot of yours regardless of what

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Exclusive 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz SSIDs

2015-08-14 Thread Chuck Enfield
Enfield chu...@psu.edu; WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Exclusive 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz SSIDs On 08/13/2015 05:15 PM, Chuck Enfield wrote: I suspect you're that ARM can be made to work, but the question is how to do it. Aruba doesn't tell you what the various indices

RE: Exclusive 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz SSIDs

2015-08-13 Thread Chuck Enfield
about choosing the power settings. It’s surprisingly easy to understand if you’re actually doing it, but my staff had difficulty following the text in abstract. Once they understood it they didn’t need to refer back to it. It’s pretty intuitive. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Exclusive 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz SSIDs

2015-08-13 Thread Chuck Enfield
- From: Frank Sweetser [mailto:f...@wpi.edu] Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 5:28 PM To: Chuck Enfield chu...@psu.edu; WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Exclusive 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz SSIDs I've heard good things about this specific Aruba solution, which at least aims

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Exclusive 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz SSIDs

2015-08-13 Thread Chuck Enfield
, The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv on behalf of James Michael Keller WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU on behalf of jmkel...@houseofzen.org wrote: On 08/13/2015 03:40 PM, Chuck Enfield wrote: Just to be clear, we don’t have to do these things to make wireless work

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Exclusive 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz SSIDs

2015-08-13 Thread Chuck Enfield
, August 13, 2015 4:05 PM To: Chuck Enfield chu...@psu.edu; WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Exclusive 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz SSIDs On 08/13/2015 03:40 PM, Chuck Enfield wrote: Just to be clear, we don’t have to do these things to make wireless work. It makes it work

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Exclusive 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz SSIDs

2015-08-13 Thread Chuck Enfield
: wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu mailto:wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu on behalf of Chuck Enfield Reply-To: Chuck Enfield Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 8:43 PM To: wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu mailto:wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Exclusive 2.4 Ghz

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Exclusive 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz SSIDs

2015-08-12 Thread Chuck Enfield
E : jlgi...@utica.edu http://www.utica.edu ** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/ . -- Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems Engineering Telecommunications

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Outdoor PoE

2015-08-10 Thread Chuck Enfield
what you don’t know. Jeff From: wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu mailto:wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu on behalf of Chuck Enfield Reply-To: Chuck Enfield Date: Monday, August 10, 2015 at 7:00 AM To: wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu mailto:wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu Subject

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