We’re surveying and designing for the Aruba VHD parameters in all of our campus buildings with academic ones taking precedence. We have 4 engineers with each a license and Sidekick. This is obviously a multi year project. We have been asking for a read only version so that our NOC can view the design files. Our hope is that they’ll keep the ability to look at coverage areas on a per AP basis.
You can’t really blame Ekahau not wanting multiple users using a single license. It was frustrating for us since one engineer only designs part time, but it’s the cost of doing business. Just my $0.02 worth. Rick > On Jul 18, 2021, at 6:52 PM, Phill Solomon > <00000150915d379b-dmarc-requ...@listserv.educause.edu> wrote: > > > Hi TJ, > > I am glad this not just us – we don’t use the software / sidekick often and > usually outsource new surveys. We are being asked to purchase / renew with > Connect – I can see why we would need it if we only do rare survey. I would > however like the ability to read the survey files that we get commissioned - > I hear that there is soon to be a ‘read only version’ cany anyone confirm > this? > > Any alternate products? > > Thanks.. > > > Phill Solomon > Senior Technical Lead (Network Engineering) > Deakin University, IS - AV & Networks, ICT Infrastructure Services, > eSolutions > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv > <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> On Behalf Of McClintic, Thomas > Sent: Friday, 16 July 2021 12:45 AM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Ekahau Licensing & Alternatives > > We have 2 Ekahau licenses tied to Sidekicks. We use a team cloud account for > uploading projects, with the understanding that using the software requires > the Sidekick to be attached to the machine. > > Ekahau has notified us that this is not compliant with their licensing terms > and we need to purchase a license for each user or transfer the license each > time a user needs the software. The first option is too costly for how much > we survey. The second option is cumbersome and not what we want to deal with > each time someone is out and another engineer needs to survey. > > So, we are looking at alternative software for doing our surveying. We only > survey a couple of buildings a year but have experience on our team to reduce > costs of using outside services. > > If you are doing in-house surveying, what software are you using? How does > their licensing model work for your team? What are the strengths and > weaknesses of the software you use? > > Thank you ahead of time for any responses. > > TJ McClintic > > > ********** > Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community > list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and > paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional > participation and subscription information can be found at > https://www.educause.edu/community > > > Important Notice: The contents of this email are intended solely for the > named addressee and are confidential; any unauthorised use, reproduction or > storage of the contents is expressly prohibited. If you have received this > email in error, please delete it and any attachments immediately and advise > the sender by return email or telephone. > > Deakin University does not warrant that this email and any attachments are > error or virus free. > ********** > Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community > list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and > paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional > participation and subscription information can be found at > https://www.educause.edu/community ********** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional participation and subscription information can be found at https://www.educause.edu/community
