When we did our Res Halls, the requirements I put in place were no more than 30 devices per AP and a minimum RSSI of -63 in 2.4 GHz. It worked out that every 3 rooms had an AP, and I staggered the installation across the hall and between floor to get sort of pyramid shaped coverage zones (if you did connect the dots in 3D). Though we allow students to have up to 4 devices on the WiFi network, students probably average closer to two devices. We try to push static devices with WiFi capability (desktops and game systems) to wired connections (one wired drop per bed). The only issue I've had since fall of 2012 were all client configuration issues (yay Vista!).
-- Heath Barnhart ITS Network Administrator Washburn University 785-670-2307 On Wed, 2013-12-11 at 16:27 -0500, Barros, Jacob wrote: 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<tel:574.372.5100%20x6178> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
