Peter, The easiest way to determine if the device is creating a health problem is to invest $35 on one of these: http://www.comforthouse.com/micleakdetwi.html?cmp=pla&kw=micleakdetwi&gclid=COugpoyxgrECFUYCQAodgXD5FA
You can get cheaper devices for under $20 but this is a nice middle of the road device with a digital readout. I would walk the campus and test ALL microwave devices to establish a safety and frequency baseline. with that said, its doesn't take much to overpower wifi. The 2.4 band is notorious for interference issues which is why manufacturers of APs provide band steering to get the clients to connect at 5.8. On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Peter Murphy <pmur...@wayne.edu> wrote: > Wayne State http://wayne.edu has been getting complaints concerning > wireless connectivity, especially in our Allied Health building. We may > have found the problem with a spectrum analyzer: a magnetic imaging machine > adjacent to some of the larger classrooms was completely over-powering > 2.4GHz channel 11, and showing across the band. > > I am seeking some suggestions for shielding, which I will pass along to > that Dean. I have seen paint, paneling and curtains. Replacing wall panels > is probably out, as they do have some lead shielding for some of the > medicines involved. What have you seen that worked or failed horribly? > > -- > Peter Murphy > Interim Director Network Engineering & Security > Wayne State University > pmur...@wayne.edu > v: 313-577-4737 > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/**groups/<http://www.educause.edu/groups/> > . > -- Ron Walczak PMP, RCDD, CWNA/CWSP Walczak Technology Consultants, Inc (724) 865-2740 "Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer * ** * "The great aim of education is not knowledge but action." *- Herbert Spencer * * **Anyone can count the seeds in an apple; but only God can count the apples in a seed*. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
