Lee,
I'm wrestling with the same concern about ugliness. The appeal of the 1131AG is that it can be hidden in plain sight. Besides aesthetics, there's a cost factor over its 1242 cousin. Even though the antennas are only $8 each, $8 x 4 x thousands of APs adds up quickly. I don't know how happy my user community will be with what looks like a larger, more industrial-looking AP with six antennas. Either way, I plan to start a pilot in a couple of months, so I'm sure I'll get feedback. Tom Magrini Assistant Director, Network Services University Information Technology Services The University of Arizona 520-626-4616 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Lee H Badman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:04 AM To: [email protected] 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/.
