Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Mount hidden or in plain view in dorms?

[Art Ripley]

We are using Cisco 1142's mounted below the ceiling, and have not had problems with vandalism, we currently have 736 of these units. We use 1142's for external coverage, with antennas flush mounted to exterior walls. Art On 12/2/2010 2:33 PM, Fleming, Tony wrote: Crew, We hide our access points above ceiling grids. Our logic is the devices are out of site and less prone to vandalism (in fact we have had zero vandalism). One concern that has been expressed by our wireless team is the congestion above the ceiling grid – pipes, HVAC ducting, lighting and cables. It is logical that all of these obstructions do not help RF propagation and create sources of interference.   My question for you guys: Did any of you change your mounting locations from above ceiling grid to below the grid (visible)?                 Did you notice substantial signal improvement?                 What is the vandalism rate?                 Did your facilities/administrative folks express any concerns about the AP visibility?     ********** 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/.