I remember one case of "vandalism". It was back in 2004 and we were using Enterasys R2 units (They used PCMCIA cards), when the G spectrum was just becoming popular.
One enterprising student removed the Enterasys 802.11b card, and replaced it with an 802.11g card. Unfortunately for the student, that didn't work exactly as he planned. The unit was still up, just not working, took us a while to diagnose the problem. That wing of the dorm had no wireless for almost a week. On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Fleming, Tony <[email protected]> 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/.
