Outsourcing WiFi to Apogee

2013-10-31 Thread Andy Page
Has anyone had experience with outsourcing their WiFi infrastructure to Apogee, or perhaps explored this option? Interested in any information you may have. Andy -- Andy Page Network Design Professional University of Notre Dame 574.631.6592 Go Irish! ** Participation and

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2013-10-31 Thread Peter P Morrissey
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2013-10-31 Thread Peter P Morrissey
In case anyone is interested: https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/52177 Regards, Pete Morrissey Director of Networking Syracuse University ** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.

FW: Outsourcing WiFi to Apogee

2013-10-31 Thread Trusner, Ms. Jamie
Hi Andy, Apogee provides all the WiFi infrastructure for our Res Halls here at Tarleton State University. We are very happy with the service and the support they provide. Internally, we are a Cisco shop but Apogee is using an Aruba solution. We were impressed with both the speed and ease

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] FW: Outsourcing WiFi to Apogee

2013-10-31 Thread Kitri Waterman
I'm curious to hear how folks are handling APs in their dorms including with outside contractors like Apogee? Are you able to put APs in the dorm room themselves or are you restricted to the hallways? How do you protect the APs from normal student wear and tear? Kitri Waterman -- Network

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] FW: Outsourcing WiFi to Apogee

2013-10-31 Thread Andy Page
We are able to put APs in rooms if we wanted, but opted to put them in hallways to limit the amount we would need to deploy, as well as making replacements easier. We will occasionally put an access point in a room if we have to, but it not typically necessary. We have been lucky so far,

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] FW: Outsourcing WiFi to Apogee

2013-10-31 Thread Rick Brown
We did a pilot this semester with an Aruba AP with extra wired ports on the AP in every room. So far so good. The AP's are on a list of items that is checked at the end of the semester. If they are missing or damaged by the student then they are responsible. So far the only issues are them

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] FW: Outsourcing WiFi to Apogee

2013-10-31 Thread Jeff Kell
On 10/31/2013 6:53 PM, Andy Page wrote: We are able to put APs in rooms if we wanted, but opted to put them in hallways to limit the amount we would need to deploy, as well as making replacements easier. We will occasionally put an access point in a room if we have to, but it not typically

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] FW: Outsourcing WiFi to Apogee

2013-10-31 Thread Frank Sweetser
I've found that now that students live and die by wireless, self preservation keeps them from touching the access points. We've had them in our dorms for close to 10 years, and haven't had any vandalized yet. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Kitri

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] FW: Outsourcing WiFi to Apogee

2013-10-31 Thread Chris Murphy
We also started with hallway deployments, but have had the same experience with the controllers basing their settings on an open environment. So into the rooms the APs go... -Chris On Oct 31, 2013, at 7:04 PM, Jeff Kell jeff-k...@utc.edu wrote: On 10/31/2013 6:53 PM, Andy Page wrote: We

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] FW: Outsourcing WiFi to Apogee

2013-10-31 Thread Andy Page
We haven't had too much trouble with hallway deployments, but I make sure to keep a close eye on channel utilization and make manual adjustments as needed. Andy - Reply message - From: Chris Murphy ch...@mit.edu To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU