We have blanket 802.11a/b/g wireless coverage in the majority of our
residence halls, but still provide wired connectivity in all rooms.
We're currently seeing about 50% utilization of the wired ports.
One of our biggest concerns in moving to a wireless-only environment is
interference from devices such as microwave ovens, cordless phones, etc.
In such a densely-populated residential building as a residence hall,
it's difficult to design around all of those interference sources.
Band-steering to the less cluttered 5Ghz band is great when you have
clients that support 11a, but many of the game consoles don't support it.
I'm curious how others are handling these interference sources.
Joe Rogers
Network Admin
University of South Florida
Barber, Matt wrote:
Hey Mike,
The majority of our dorms have been wireless only since 1999. The
campus decided to put up wireless back then instead of wire a drop for
each pillow. We have continued with that and now have pervasive 11n
everywhere.
For the gaming consoles, all of the modern ones have a built-in wireless
adapter except for the Xbox 360, which has a separate USB one you can
buy. We currently have over 200 gaming consoles setup and running over
the wireless.
I would be happy to talk to you more if you have any specific questions.
Take care,
Matt Barber
Network Analyst
Morrisville State College
315-684-6053
-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Dickson
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 11:42 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless-only in residence halls
Wondering if anyone has successfully implemented a wireless-only network
in their residence halls. If so, how is it working out?
Was this a planned migration away from an "aging" wired jack
infrastructure or was it new construction? Are you doing this with
802.11n, b/g, a or "everything? Any pitfalls? Did you still leave "some"
client jacks around or were you able to go "full-blown" wireless?
We have older (Cat 3 or worse) horizontal and are starting discussions
around abandoning the wires and just installing home runs for APs.
Any fresh advice would be greatly appreciated (saw an old thread from
2005).
Regards,
Mike
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Michael Dickson
Network Analyst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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