All, We have recently acquired a new building and have started renovations on it. In the network plan I have included the light poles in the parking as part of the wireless and security camera infrastructure. I recently found out that the majority of light poles have some kind of AC or DC output to allow other devices to be attached (such as cameras or speakers). I found a couple of Cisco outdoor wireless access points that accept that DC input.
We haven't implemented yet but I'll let you know how it goes. In short, it does seem like a good idea to take advantage of the poles. In particular, it makes adding security cameras and wifi in the parking lot easier. Phil Kono Network Engineer Art Center College of Design ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
