For the most part, we do not use enclosures unless it's in a low hanging
area. We used the Panduit enclosures for a couple of APs just about a
month ago. They were least costly that I could find.
Lee H Badman wrote:
We have also decided against enclosures for two reasons: cost and
aesthetics. Having mostly standardized on the Cisco 1130 for a/g, the
form-factor is close enough to that of smoke heads and other devices
that they are far easier on the eye than the typical enclosure. And has
been stated here by others, the enclosures can often add half again or
more to the per-AP cost. When we did our dorms and student apartments
100% last year, we put hundreds and hundreds of APs within reach of
potential theft, some ended up in student rooms out of necessity. To
date, we have lost 1.
But- as we look at 11n and weigh options, I hope that the major players
hear the call for APs that aren't obviously and visually antenna laden.
These are probably easier targets versus "low profile" APs, mounting
candidate locations are reduced, and they are a tougher sell to very
particular architects and space planners.
-Lee Badman
-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv on behalf
of Hector J Rios
Sent: Mon 4/14/2008 11:28 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WAP Enclosures
I agree with Michael. The "added" security provided by the enclosures
doesn't justify the cost. Most of our APs are installed above ceiling.
Locations where we do not have false ceiling, we put the APs high enough
where they cannot be reach. In the 9 years we've had wireless, we've had
4 APs stolen. Paying for the replacement is way cheaper. Currently we
have a little over 1500 APs installed.
Hector
-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Kaegler
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 9:45 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WAP Enclosures
We stopped using them.
There are no moving parts, so we don't need dust protection.
All of the current generation of APs are plenum.
And security: If the AP is on top of the drop ceiling, out of sight,
then its out of mind. In our environment we don't need any additional
security (As evidenced by the fact that we haven't had a single loss
even in student dorm buildings, even ones where we had to place the
AP on the bare wall inside the student broom closets!). We do use the
integrated (although not exactly hardened) locking mechanism on the
Cisco 1232/1242 APs. In some situations we use kenningston-style
cable locks.
-porkchop
At 9:50 AM -0400 4/14/08, Jim Gogan wrote:
>I'm curious to know what other campuses are doing in regards to
>ceiling enclosures for access points.
>
>We've been using PANDUIT-PZXIFIED and PANDUIT-PZW2X2DCB ceiling
>enclosure hardware but our Facilities folks and our Infrastructure
>Engineering folks in conversations with the State Building Code
>officers have determined that the labor/installation costs for those
>enclosures are now going to go up (see below) and, well suffice it
>to say, when it gets to the point that the enclosures themselves
>start to get closer in cost to the APs, you gotta wonder.
>
>Would be interested to hear what others are doing in this regard.
>Thanks in advance.
>
--
Michael "Porkchop" Kaegler, Sr. Network Analyst
(845) 575-3061 Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
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