Thanks to all for your feedback. Max, do you publish these best practices or is it internal?
Jake Barros | Network Administrator | Office of Information Technology Grace College and Seminary | Winona Lake, IN | 574.372.5100 x6178 On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:13 PM, Max Lawrence Lopez <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello Jake, > > > > Here are our Best Practices: > > > > University of Colorado > Best Practices Guide for Wireless Design > > The following is a list of the Best Practices used for creating Wireless > Network Designs for the Boulder Campus of the University of Colorado. This > design includes optimal coverage cells, power settings and channel > configuration for the access points: > > · All designs are based upon 95% coverage within the coverage areas > for an 802.11n 5GHz design @ - 65dBm or better. > · Coverage for 802.11n 2.4 GHz with be @ -67dBm or better > · Channel Plan for the 2.4 GHz Plan will only use channels 1, 6, & > 11. > > · Channel Plan for the 5 GHz Plan will use channels 36+, 44+, 52+, > 60+, 149+, & 157+. (UNII-2 Extended optional) > > · Channel Plan for the 5 GHz Plan will be based upon 40 GHz Channel > Bonding > > · User Capacity Requirements of 1 client device per seat in the > lecture halls. > > · User Capacity Requirements of 3 client devices per bedroom in the > residence halls. > > · Access Points will be designed for 40 connections per AP to > provide optimal experiences for typical web browsing and email applications. > > · Make and Model of Client Requested APs: > > o Cisco Aironet 3500 Series Access Point (AIR-CAP3502I-x-K9) > > o Cisco Aironet 3600 Series Access Points > > · Outdoor units will be installed to in climate and weather > protected boxes. > > - Build a WLAN design to incorporate wall attenuation factors based > upon on site measurements for absorption (when provided) and industry > standards for reflection of the identified building materials > - The entire wireless network design will be constructed with uniform > transmit power for all Access Points (except in the Lecture Halls where low > power APs will be deployed as required for density issues). > - Stairwells, storage areas and elevators do not require coverage. > > > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Barros, Jacob > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 11, 2013 2:28 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] WiFi planning > > > > We are going into dorm rooms over winter break to review ap placement. Do > any of you have a policy (written or unwritten) that sets a minimum RSSI > for a space? For example, if the RSSI is -65 or lower then you shuffle or > add an ap to the area? > > > > > > > Jake Barros | Network Administrator | Office of Information Technology > > Grace College and Seminary | Winona Lake, IN | 574.372.5100 x6178 > > ********** 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/.
