Bruce, We face the same issue. So far we have solved it by deciding to continue to use b/g outdoor while waiting for an outdoor/enclosed 802.11n (antenna and AP embedded in one "elegant" metal box) :( This said, the cost of enclosed outdoor APs is really high compared to indoor APs with outdoor antennas. Aruba has a outdoor MIMO antenna that doesn't look too bad (doesn't require two antennas and supports 2.4 and 5), but you still have to deal with 3 cables: AP-ANT-17 or AP-ANT-92. http://www.arubanetworks.com/pdf/products/ap-ant-17_ss.pdf http://www.arubanetworks.com/pdf/products/ap-ant-92_ss.pdf (connector works with non-Aruba hardware!)
Though we would rather standardize our 802.11n offering, we have also noticed that outdoor wireless is more about coverage than bandwidth, and b/g seems to be fine. Philippe Hanset University of TN On Dec 2, 2010, at 1:51 PM, Entwistle, Bruce wrote: We are currently looking at different ways to cover outdoor areas as we look to migrate to N wireless. In our existing B/G installation we have installed APs inside buildings and run coaxial cable to antennas located on strategic positions on the outside of the building. However as we look to installing N APs the idea of two antennas and six cables on the outside of the building does not seem aesthetically pleasing. I would appreciate anyone who is willing to share their experience with a similar situation. Thank you Bruce Entwistle Network Manager University of Redlands ********** 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/.
