We use building name--room number and we put an 'r' at the end if it's actually in that room (Bell-404r would be AP in Bell Hall inside of room 404, without the r, I would assume the AP is outside of 404). We only have 320 APs and usually only one network closet per building, sometimes a second smaller one. We also use LLDP on our APs/switches, so I can just run show lldp port remote-info and quickly see what port the AP is on, power levels, it's name, serial etc... Of course I could see this info in OneView, but sometimes it's easier just doing it right from the CLI (I type much faster than I click).
*--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Sr. Network Engineer Utica College IITS T: (315) 223-2383 F: (315) 792-3814 E: [email protected] http://www.utica.edu On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Danny Eaton <[email protected]> wrote: > We currently use ap-BLDG-ROOM (and if it’s a Cisco 702W, we use > ap-BLDG-ROOM-702W). Room is the closest room – if it’s in the hallway, if > it’s in a room – then obvious. The building abbreviation is what we use > for the wired switch names as well (mud-230-a-1, Mudd Computer Lab, room > 230, Access, #1, so AP’s would be ap-mud-208, ap-mud-201, etc.). > > > > > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Manon Lessard > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 02, 2016 12:20 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Naming conventions for WLAN devices > > > > Hi > > > > We don’t actually have room numbers in our names because there’s often > renovation work which might change the numerotation of the rooms. > > We use the id of the building, closet number+ Letter for purpose + > sequential number. > > We use the same recipe for cameras, switches and the like changing the 2nd > to last letter based on type of device. > > > > Cheers, > > > > *Manon Lessard* > Technicienne en développement de systèmes CCNP > > Direction des technologies de l'information > > Pavillon Louis-Jacques-Casault > 1055, avenue du Séminaire > Bureau 0403 > Université Laval, Québec (Québec) > > G1V 0A6, Canada > > 418 656-2131, poste 12853 > Télécopieur : 418 656-7305 > > [email protected] > www.dti.ulaval.ca > > Avis relatif à la confidentialité | Notice of Confidentiality > <http://www.rec.ulaval.ca/lce/securite/confidentialite.htm> > > > > [image: Description: Description : Description : Description : > Description : Description : Description : Description : Description : > Description : Description : Description : Description : Description : > Description : Description : Description : Description : Description : > Description : Logo de l'Université Laval] > > > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ > mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Norman Chu > *Sent:* 2 février 2016 12:38 > *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/. > > !DSPAM:911,56b0f6d213515793014824! > > ********** 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/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
