I wish we could turn down 802.11b. We strongly recommend 802.11ac compatibility, but since we have residences with game consoles (Xbox 360) & some clueless TVs (Vizio) we needed to turn on 1 & 2 mbps so those devices would associate to our mac-auth SSID for non-802.1X devices.
Bruce Osborne Wireless Engineer IT Infrastructure & Media Solutions (434) 592-4229 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY Training Champions for Christ since 1971 -----Original Message----- From: Smith, Todd [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 4, 2015 5:41 PM Subject: Re: Minimum Standards We are starting to move away from 802.11a since it doesn't support DFS channels with with our new 802.11ac Wave 2 rollout coming soon will be needed. Turning 802.11b down has helped quite a bit but we still see a large about of 802.11g traffic. Todd ________________________________ From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hinson, Matthew P [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 4:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Minimum Standards Just wondering what everyone's minimum standards look like for supported Wi-Fi devices. Or if your department has any defined. We don't enforce any sort of minimum bar aside from -Your device needs to support 802.11a, g, n, or ac. 802.11b devices cannot successfully authenticate -Consistent 2.4GHz-only connectivity usually cannot be guaranteed in residence halls. At a glance, we're usually only at about 0.3% 802.11g clients. Everyone else is a, n, or ac. Thank you! Matthew Hinson Supervisor, Network Operations "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged. For the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:9) ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.educause.edu_groups_&d=CQMFAg&c=2GaipCMI-4CXTl0y2l8grQS3faC7QKiDQZYpyUtD00M&r=uvxIRDMxwssmr2VjVNRe6I_MeNT0SmtowN9dpqcMAFc&m=VanKeK1AoUUDR1mjsz3-DKjqo7S0sHw9UuV31RXPXhI&s=7SOOucS3y4c8v2RQTxdGiP8BqiEvoxzsnBG2EXW_rq8&e=>. ====================================================================== CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential. If this e-mail contains protected health information, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited, except as permitted by law. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. ********** 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/.
