We made the move from hallways to bedroom as well with the 702W's that
Cisco came out with. Being able to use the existing cable drop in
bedrooms saved a lot of money and installation time. With the 702W
having the wired ports still gives the students that option as well. We
did leave a few 3702i's in the hallway just for Clean air. So far
signal has not been an issue at all and students seem happy!!
Jason Becker
Network Systems Engineer,
Network Planning and Services
Tel:(314)935-5006
On 10/21/14, 2:11 PM, Robert Owens wrote:
One gotcha in hall designs is what your walls are made out of. Simple sheetrock
fine. Concrete blocks not as fine. Lathe and plaster with metal mesh, Faraday
cage. We have a music department with some sort of sound deading material that
completely kills RF.
-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin McCormick
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 1:47 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] WLAN design presentation tips?
We installed in the hallways due to cost, access for maintenance, and
concern of vandalism in room. Coverage from hallway using our design was
excellent. We designed the layout in Cisco Prime. Testing after install
showed the wireless working very well in the rooms, even on 5 Ghz.
Wireless just needs planning and design considerations for the location
and environment.
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