Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Very high number of wireless devices returning from break

2012-01-26 Thread Rich Fulton
If you saw Apple's earning's they sold a ton over the holidays. It wouldn't be surprising to see a significant increase in wifi devices on higher ed campuses. /rf On Jan 26, 2012, at 11:09 AM, "Wright, Don" wrote: > All, > It seems an alarmingly high number of wireless devices have

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Disappointing numbers of 5ghz clients

2011-09-26 Thread Rich Fulton
Is anyone using the various band steering methods to nudge clients over to the 5ghz band? On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Brian Helman wrote: > I think the newer Macs and iOS devices are dual band. The problem is you > can’t tell them which band to use, so they connect to the strongest sign

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Restrict Student Access on Fac/Staff Wlan

2011-02-17 Thread Rich Fulton
You can also watch for the SSID attribute in the access-request and have your Radius server deny access if the students are connecting to the wrong SSID. Typically I see people using a single SSID with vlan assignment based on group attribute and policy. On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Mike Kin

K-12 listserv?

2010-05-18 Thread Rich Fulton
Is anyone aware of a listserv similar to the WLAN Educause group which focuses on the K-12 area? Thanks in advance for any help. -- /rf ** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aruba vs HP vs Meraki

2010-04-16 Thread Rich Fulton
It should also be noted that not all "controller in the cloud" solutions are the same. The key difference is the control plane. While the data plane is distributed and the management plane is centralized the control plane will be handled differently depending on the vendor. If the control plane i

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Blocking iPhones

2009-04-16 Thread Rich Fulton
Blocking technology usually just creates more problems than it solves. Imagine an emergency on campus and the fallout from students being unable to use their cell phones. This is a job for administrators to do what they do best. On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 2:47 PM, heath.barnhart wrote: > I'm goin

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aerohive 340AP

2009-03-06 Thread Rich Fulton
Valid questions. Perhaps they should follow a few strategic thoughts. o What does my network look like now? (Collapsed or distributed layer 3. Vlans per school, per building, per floor, etc.) o What will my network look like in 3 years? o Do you want vlans to exist in your core? o Whi