Hi Dana, If you haven't already, you may want to check out Sam Quigley's 2013 Museums and the Web Paper regarding the WiFi project at the Art Institute of Chicago. On the technical details such as how many can connect, etc., so much depends on the architecture and physical dynamics of the space, as well as visitor flow and high traffic areas. I would suggest a wifi survey by professional wifi designer for a really robust system. (And, don't forget the charging stations in the project!)
Sam's paper: Extending the Visitor Experience with Wi-Fi at the Art Institute of Chicago http://mw2013.museumsandtheweb.com/paper/extending-the-visitor-experience-with-wi-fi-at-the-art-institute-of-chicago/ Hope that helps! Thanks, Liz On 10 September 2015 at 08:01, Dana Allen-Greil <danaallengr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello museum techies! I need help to understand best practices for public > wifi and how to improve. I know that MCN-L is the best place to start to > get answers since so many of you have tackled these issues already. Any and > all help to the below questions is most appreciated. Please also consider > forwarding this to a museum/library/archive professional who has expertise > in this area! > > I've included the questions below but you can easily answer them with this > Google Form: http://goo.gl/forms/E9WDbpLPb7 > > Best, > > Dana > > Our top 3 most critical questions for you are: > > 1. How many concurrent users can your public WiFi support? > 2. Do you have any restrictions on the internet for guests? (sites > blocked,etc) > 3. What is the ideal speed you are trying to achieve for guests? > > If you have time and expertise, we'd also like to know: > > - How many users can one access point in your system support? > - How many access points does your system support? > - What bandwidth allocation are you allowing for each user? > - Are you providing internet access via your connection for internal > staff or a separate connection? > - What bandwidth is your backbone for the internet? > - Do you rate limit users?(I.E. if more than 20Mbs, limit that IP) > - Do you have any hardware/software that scans IPS for machines that may > be virus infected and are sending spam from the network? > - If yes; do you have any automated systems to shut down an IP in that > case > > Again, you can use the Google form (or email me your answers): > http://goo.gl/forms/E9WDbpLPb7 > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > >
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