While we're not anywhere near ready to start deploying pre-11n products, we have had similar issues with architects. I suspect that what we found will apply to 11n devices as well. In a couple of new buildings, the architects were dead-set against the installation of any devices (Cisco 1100s in this case) on their walls. It wasn't long before the howls from the user community occupying these buildings overrode the architects. While attempts will be made to conceal these devices it will not always be possible but I have no doubt they will be installed wherever required.....especially if 11n delivers as advertised.
J James Savage York University Senior Communications Tech. 108 Steacie Building [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4700 Keele Street ph: 416-736-2100 ext. 22605 Toronto, Ontario fax: 416-736-5701 M3J 1P3, CANADA Lee H Badman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/17/2008 09:04 AM Please respond to The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject [WIRELESS-LAN] The Aesthetics of 11n? At risk of sounding silly- is anyone wrestling with the appearance of early 11n products? Contrast any of the current offerings with the MIMO antennas versus the likes of the Cisco 1130 (integrated antennas) from an aesthetics perspective, and the 11n stuff seems ugly and utilitarian. For us, we often need to get the architect?s blessing on ?fixtures? like this in new spaces, and the 1130 has been an easy sell because it?s not more obtrusive than a smoke detector. I don?t see any of the current crop off 11n APs being considered visually appealing to anyone other than us geek types. I wonder if 11n future APs will be able to do MIMO but still be ?pretty?? Lee Lee H. Badman Wireless/Network Engineer Information Technology and Services Syracuse University 315 443-3003 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
