I am working with Apple and our bookstore to set up a an Airport specifically to support the Tune&Play demo station but that's just for the immediate area and not for general use. -Scott
On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Lee H Badman <[email protected]> wrote: > I’m still seeing a lot of potential drawbacks to this, despite Cisco > going above and beyond to accommodate Apple’s shame. I also have to wonder- > is anyone willingly doing what we all know is also undesirable- popping up > one-off topologies for isolated AppleTV and AirPrint (and Chromecast for > that matter), outside of the controller environment, and just living with > the limits and interference?**** > > ** ** > > Fess up now, you’re among friends. J**** > > ** ** > > -Lee**** > > ** ** > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Mike Albano > *Sent:* Thursday, October 10, 2013 12:47 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] For those of you on Cisco code 7.5, > supporting Bonjour, etc...**** > > ** ** > > I am also running 7.5, utilizing the mDNS AP feature. This allows the > devices (AppleTV's) to be plugged into a wired connection. Much less > channel util. when screen-sharing is only going over Wireless in one > direction. It works well. The simple guide is here:**** > > > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/technology/bonjour/7.5/Bonjour_Gateway_Phase-2_WLC_software_release_7.5.html#wp44530 > **** > > ** ** > > You can designate an mDNS ap at the distribution layer, or choose an ap in > ea. building, if your need crosses distribution routers.**** > > ** ** > > Mike**** > > ** ** > > -----The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv < > [email protected]> wrote: -----**** > > To: [email protected] > From: Lee H Badman <[email protected]> > Sent by: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv < > [email protected]> > Date: 10/10/2013 08:10AM > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] For those of you on Cisco code 7.5, supporting > Bonjour, etc...**** > > Hi Rick-**** > > **** > > Thanks for the response.**** > > **** > > I guess I knew Prime wasn’t involved in Bonjour per se- I should have > asked the question with more clarity. Wondering if PI was helping in any > way with the management of zones, etc, as given our size we could have lots > of them.**** > > **** > > If you don’t mind sharing (could do a call if you’d rather), what is your > typical “bring a Bonjour zone to life scenario”? Someone says they want to > use AirPlay or AppleTV where you don’t yet have a zone, and then…? Are you > seeing cases where it’s being relied on for classroom use, has a hiccup, > and becomes an emergency response because instruction is disrupted? And > which version of Cisco’s cookbook are you using- the one with Broadcast > enabled on the WLAN or the one with Unicast?**** > > **** > > **** > > Again, Thank you.**** > > **** > > **** > > -Lee**** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* Rick Coloccia, Jr. [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]> > ] > *Sent:* Thursday, October 10, 2013 11:02 AM > *To:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv; Lee H > Badman > *Subject:* Re: For those of you on Cisco code 7.5, supporting Bonjour, > etc...**** > > **** > > Bonjour first comes to the party with 7.4. I had a long talk with the > Cisco people (many hours over several days inside a tac case regarding > bonjour and print servers) about the differences between 7.4 and 7.5 with > regard to Bonjour. 7.5 introduces a "zone" concept, where only certain > Bonjour sources are repeated to certain place. The core functionality is > the same, though, between 7.4 and 7.5. If you go to 7.5, you can't go to > prime 2, you'll need to wait for prime 2.1. > > Now, all that said, we're running 7.4.110.0, with almost 900 APs on 7 > controllers, and Bonjour is working. Yep. I wrote that. Apple tvs and > printers "just show up." Users are happy. Yep. I wrote that, too. > > Prime isn't involved at all in Bounjour, not in the very least. > > Feel free to shoot questions over. > > -Rick > > > On 10/10/2013 10:54 AM, Lee H Badman wrote:**** > > I have heard tangentially that 7.5 helps the cause of supporting > AppleTVs better than last couple of versions (no discredit to Cisco for > trying to solve Apple’s shortcomings). Is there anyone running 7.5 on a > big, prod WLAN that can say they are having an acceptable, > low-support/low-confusion-for-users experience with lots of Apple > Bonjour-dependent devices in use? Is PI helping with this in any way?**** > > **** > > Just trying to get a read before we go to 7.5.**** > > **** > > (I am aware of Bonjour gateways and what other vendors are doing, hoping > to keep answers limited to Cisco 7.5)**** > > **** > > Thanks very much-**** > > **** > > Lee Badman**** > > **** > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ** ** > > > > **** > > -- Rick Coloccia, Jr. Network Manager State University of NY College at > Geneseo 1 College Circle, 119 South Hall Geneseo, NY 14454 V: 585-245-5577 F: > 585-245-5579 **** > > ********** 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/. > > -- Scott Allen Director, Network Services Georgetown University [email protected] mobile - 202-309-5739 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
