This our first year introducing wireless in the dorms and in the past we
let students bring their own APs from a limited list of approved AP's
that we tested (routers not allowed) to make up for us not providing
wifi. You're going to run into the same issues in typical dense dorm
rooms but much worse. AP's same channel transmitting max power, you have
no control over placement and connections will still get dropped and of
course your network will still get blamed for it. So you're going to run
into the same issues compounded without the visibility and management
tools that you need to address them. On top of that, students expect
colleges to provide wifi so you'll get flac for not making available.
The plus, of course, is not having to worry about 802.1x client
compatibility.
On 10/16/2014 11:10 AM, T. Shayne Ghere wrote:
Good morning.
Let me say first off, we’re nearly a complete Cisco shop other than
our Firewalls right now. We are running 3 – Cisco 5508 Wireless Lan
Controllers and Cisco WCS.
The AP’s in the Dorm’s and Greek houses are all 1142N AP’s and have
been spaced accordingly by Cisco and by us during the introduction of
wireless in the Dorms, Greeks and Single housing.
We are having a heck of a time with all the interference that the
students bring with them making our wireless nearly unusable. I know
this topic has come up in the past, but this year is one of the worst
we’ve seen, and the students are getting restless.
We have the ability to quarantine rogue Wireless clients, however
according to a recent Court case against a large Hotel Chain, it was
decided that on an open free wireless spectrum, we would be breaking
the law in jamming it.
How have you addressed this issue? I’m about ready to ask upper
management to remove the AP’s in all the Dorm buildings and let the
students bring their own AP’s if they want wireless. Has anyone
resorted to this?
Thanks for your input
Shayne
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