One of our top brass recently suggested that we get contractors doing renovations to hang APs for us. We offered two main grounds for nixing that:
1. We don't let them handle any of our other network equipment. 2. Training each contractor to install them, and inspecting their work afterwards, would probably require more staff time than we spend now doing the job ourselves. David Gillett > -----Original Message----- > From: Case, Brandon J [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 6:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Installation Process > > Thanks to everyone for the great replies. I was scratching my > head over our wireless install process for a few days and > figured this was a good place for some ideas. All those > replies did lead me to a follow-up question though. For those > of you that contract the AP installs out, either to another > department or a contractor, is there some kind of training > you require them to have been through? > > We contract the AP installs out to another department, but > the issue we run into most often is that the people doing the > work don't understand how to properly mount either the AP, > the antenna, or both. We're beginning to go through a refresh > cycle and would like to avoid the mistakes that happened last > time (like antennas installed 3' above the ceiling between > two HVAC units). Thanks again in advance. > > Brandon > > -----Original Message----- > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Case, Brandon J > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Installation Process > > I'm curious as to how you all out there handle the actual > physical installation of APs in your environments. Do you > handle that within the same team that manages the wireless > network or is it a separate group that installs the > equipment? How do you go about having the data jacks > installed? Just as an estimation, approximately how long does > it take to have an AP installed? > > For buildings that are still in the planning phase, do you > design the AP locations into the building based on CAD > drawings ahead of time? Or do you perform an on-site survey > after the building is open and then proceed with installation? > > Any and all comments are appreciated. > > Thanks, > -- > Brandon Case, CCNA > Network Engineer, ITaP > Purdue University > [email protected] > Office: (765)49-67096 > Mobile: (765)479-7597 > Fax: (765)49-46620 > > ********** > 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/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
