Norman, AP's We use: <building> - <room number> - AP Type - last six of the AP's MAC. e.g. Bibb-101-ap7532-123456
Contollers We use: <Controller Type> - last six of the MAC - < M for Master or S for Secondary>. We only have two controllers. e.g. NX7500-123456-M We do a similar naming convention for our switches. We use the building/room/rack position, switch type, as well as the last 4 of the serial. We like to have the serial number in there so we can quickly identify which unit it is. Sometimes they get moved up and down in the rack so the naming isn't always accurate. Matthew S. McFall Network Engineer CCNA/CCNA-Security Division of Information Technology Jacksonville State University Office: 256-782-5664 [http://www.jsu.edu/gem_images/jsu_it_footer.gif] From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Norman Chu Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 11:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Naming conventions for WLAN devices We're looking for ideas to improve our current naming convention for network devices. For an access point, it currently consists of: <buildingName>-<floornumber>-ap<arbitrarynumber> e.g. burnside-1-ap24 For controllers, we use: wireless-<its role>-wmc e.g. wireless-local1-wmc (wmc = wireless mobility controller) For access points, we're thinking of adding location info instead of the arbitrary number, so something like: burnside-1-ap101a where 101a is the first AP in room 101 (101b would be the second AP, etc.) Switches: burnside-sw1, burnside-sw2 UPS's: burnside-ups-1, burnside-ups2-1 PoE midspans: burnside-poe-1, burnside-poe2-1 What do other organizations use for naming conventions for their network devices? Thanks. Norman Chu Network Analyst - Network Infrastructure group Systems Engineering - McGill NCS (514) 398-7299 ********** 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/.
