We currently won't even touch 40MHz as we like having the ability to solve problems by throwing more APs at them.
On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 2:28 PM Chuck Enfield <[email protected]> wrote: > 1. Enable it in places to check for radar events. If you get few, > then yes. Client devices are almost fully capable now. Hidden SSID’s are > the only issue. Some clients don’t probe on DFS channels, and will only > respond to beacons. Make sure 2.4 is usable for the small number of > incompatible devices. > > 2. No. Don’t even consider 40MHz unless you’re using almost all the > DFS channels, but even then you’ll probably have to disable it in some high > density areas. > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *David Blahut > *Sent:* Monday, September 25, 2017 3:17 PM > > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] Two RF Questions > > > > Greetings, > > I have two hopefully simple RF related questions: > > 1. Should I enable the extended UNII-2 channels campus wide? > > 2. Should I enable 40Mhz channel width campus wide? > > In other words what are you doing on your campus and what is the "best > practice? > > > > Our wireless infrastructure: > > > > 3 Cisco 5508s running 8.2.141.0 > > > > 20 - 3800 APs > > 368 - 3700 APs > > 414 - 3600 APs > > 8 - 3500 APs > > 7 - 1810 APs > > 32 - 1142 APs > > > > Prime 3.1.0 > > > > Thanks for your input. > > David > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/discuss. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/discuss. > > -- -- Hunter Fuller Network Engineer VBH Annex B-5 +1 256 824 5331 Office of Information Technology The University of Alabama in Huntsville Systems and Infrastructure ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss.
