Hmmm, the theater folks can paint the antennas with flat black lead-based paint or something. We've had folks put metal inventory tags on top of the AP antennas--sigh. John
-----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Barron Hulver Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 2:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] RF interference from 802.11 The light on a Cisco lightweight access point can be turned off via the command-line. We've done this on the few APs we installed in a local theater we own. (Of course, you could just prime and paint over the light.) Barron Barron Hulver Director of Networking, Operations, and Systems Center for Information Technology Oberlin College 148 West College Street Oberlin, OH 44074 440-775-8702 http://www2.oberlin.edu/staff/bhulver/ On 6/5/13 9:29 AM, Chanowski, John wrote: > Because APs are a source of ... potentially light, we have had > requests from our Physics and Astronomy Departments that APs not be placed in > certain ... "dark" areas.... > -----Original Message----- > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Julian Y Koh > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 5:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] RF interference from 802.11 > > Has anyone had to deal with researchers claiming that 802.11 RF causes > interference with their laboratory experiments and apparatus? We're getting > rumblings out of our Physics department - they are trying to prevent APs from > getting installed in their area because of what they say are highly sensitive > devices that will be adversely affected. > > My personal opinion is....well, I'll withhold that for now. Anyone gone > through this? Thanks in advance! > > ********** 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/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
