Here's another great video..

https://youtu.be/YPAjY2CO-iI

>>> Steve Bohrer <[email protected]> 03/15/16 10:56 AM >>>Last April 
>>> in 
>>> http://listserv.educause.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=WIRELESS-LAN;57305dd0.1504  
>>> "802.11ac AP Deployment," several respondents say they use 40 MHz channel 
>>> width campus wide. Some noted that the ac standard provides for dynamic 
>>> switching back and forth to 20 MHz, so interference is less of an issue. 

But, those respondents didn't mention if they were using only the U-NII-1 and 
U-NII-3 bands, or if they are also using the bands that require DFS, U-NII-2 
and/or -2e .

Is there any consensus or best practice on this? Is anyone using -2 and -2e, or 
just staying with four non-overlapping 40 MHz 5 GHz channels? Are most current 
clients able to connect to the DFS channels?

Aruba's "RF and Roaming Optimization for Aruba 802.11ac Networks" doc ( 
http://community.arubanetworks.com/t5/Validated-Reference-Design/RF-and-Roaming-Optimization-for-Aruba-802-11ac-Networks/ta-p/227716
 ) says that:

"Majority of voice specific devices do not scan many channels before roaming as 
they have active voice calls. For such devices, do not use U-NII-2 and U-NII-2e 
channels."

and

"Roaming test should be performed using different types of clients expected on 
the WLAN, to see their behavior on DFS channels."

So, that sounds like a "no" vote on DFS, though we don't have wifi VoIP phones. 
Does any one have field experience and recommendations? Any guesses if DFS 
channels will ever be useable with a student BYO client base?

Thanks,
Steve Bohrer
Network &amp; Security Admin
IT Infrastructure, Emerson College
617-824-8523
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