Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-17 Thread Trenton Hurt
https://www.mist.com/ On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 2:10 PM John Rodkey wrote: > Our college - about 40 buildings, 1200 students, 3500 wireless clients per > day, currently 310 WAPs - is considering a major upgrade in WAPs, replacing > a number that are 9 years old and no longer supported. > > We coul

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-17 Thread Norton, Thomas (Network Operations)
Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Trenton Hurt Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 2:11 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options https://www.mist.com/<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=ht

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2018-05-17 Thread Ian Lyons
Aruba as well. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv On Behalf Of Norton, Thomas (Network Operations) Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 2:14 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options I highly recommend looking at Aruba as well

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2018-05-17 Thread James Moskwa
You need to include Aruba in your list. Regards, -- Jim Sr. Network Engineer Information Technology Department Johnson & Wales University 8 Abbott Park Place Providence, RI 02903 Office: 401-598-1556 Mobile: 401-249-0579 eFax: 401-223-4998 Email: james.mos...@jwu.edu

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-17 Thread Chris Adams (IT)
We use Aerohive, we are approaching ~1,900 WAPs across 5 campuses. 2) Our experience with the product has overall been good, we’ve seen good hardware options available and have seen continuous improvement in the management system. The newer system fixes many of our issues with the legacy classi

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-17 Thread Jake Snyder
> > > > Liberty University | Training Champions for Christ since 1971 > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Trenton Hurt > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 2:11 PM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LIS

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-17 Thread Patrick Mauretti
1. I recommend Aruba as well. 2. The AP’s are rock solid, reasonably priced, and easy to set up. 3. I have had varying experiences with support, licensing, and with upgrades (both good and bad). 4. I would ask why you have a requirement that the controller be cloud-based in this secti

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-17 Thread Pramod Bhardwaj
On Behalf Of James Moskwa Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 2:22 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options You need to include Aruba in your list. Regards, -- Jim Sr. Network Engineer Information Technology Department Johnson & Wales University 8 Ab

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2018-05-17 Thread Jeffrey D. Sessler
We are using Meraki (cloud) as well as Cisco (controller). For the cloud requirement, the Meraki is really easy to setup and manage and they have both small as well as very large enterprise deployments. The interface it great, and like other cloud offering, you get out of the management of cont

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-17 Thread Matt Freitag
es Constituent Group Listserv < > WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> *On Behalf Of *James Moskwa > *Sent:* Thursday, May 17, 2018 2:22 PM > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options > > > > You need to include Aruba in y

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-17 Thread Tolka, Bryan
56-3308 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> On Behalf Of James Moskwa Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 2:22 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LA

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2018-05-17 Thread Steve Hess
Definitely include Aruba in your list. While no solution is perfect and all have their quirks I’ve found Aruba to be a very solid solution, well supported, with a large user base that can be utilized to bounce ideas and problems off of. As with most things the VAR you choose is often just as impo

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2018-05-17 Thread Peter P Morrissey
: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jake Snyder Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 2:26 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options I’m curious about the requirement that controllers be

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-17 Thread Enfield III, Charles Albert
er P Morrissey Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 4:30 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options Same here. I was also curious as to why it would be limited to cloud based solutions. I would drill down a layer into the perceived benefits of cloud based,

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2018-05-17 Thread Thomas Carter
Ruckus has a cloud-based solution. Thomas Carter Network & Operations Manager / IT Austin College 900 North Grand Avenue Sherman, TX 75090 Phone: 903-813-2564 www.austincollege.edu From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv On Behalf Of John R

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2018-05-17 Thread John Rodkey
eless Issues Constituent Group Listserv < > WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> *On Behalf Of *Peter P Morrissey > *Sent:* Thursday, May 17, 2018 4:30 PM > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options > > > > Same here.

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-17 Thread Greg Briggs
Enfield >> Manager, Wireless Engineering >> Enterprise Networking & Communication Services >> The Pennsylvania State University >> 119L, USB2, UP, PA 16802 >> ph: 814.863.8715 >> fx: 814.865.3988 >> >> >> >> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireles

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-18 Thread Martin MacLeod-Brown
Another request that you look at Aruba, you can go down cloud based controller route with them, or you can mesh up to 64 AP’s into their own virtual controller if you wanted to organise by areas and the numbers worked for you. Their AP’s are good, I have never had any trouble with their support,

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-18 Thread Sullivan, David
worthwhile if you’ve not. David. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv On Behalf Of Chris Adams (IT) Sent: 17 May 2018 19:22 To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options We use Aerohive, we are approaching ~1,900 WAPs across 5

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2018-05-18 Thread Brian J David
Go with ArubaLook at the latest Gartner report. BD On 5/17/18 2:10 PM, John Rodkey wrote: Our college - about 40 buildings, 1200 students, 3500 wireless clients per day, currently 310 WAPs - is considering a major upgrade in WAPs, replacing a number that are 9 years old and no longer supp

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-18 Thread Jeffrey D. Sessler
ly-To: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu" Date: Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 1:38 PM To: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu" Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options I don’t want to put words in John’s mouth, but operating controllers requires time and effort beyond

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-18 Thread Rogers, Michael J.
We are a similar size and are at the tail end of the same project. We replaced Meraki with Ubiquiti. Meraki served us well the past five years and I have no complaints. However, we had a need to massively expand our deployment to really do it right. We will almost triple the number of AP’s

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-18 Thread Thomas Carter
903-813-2564 www.austincollege.edu<http://www.austincollege.edu/> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv On Behalf Of Jeffrey D. Sessler Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 10:07 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options Chuck has the r

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2018-05-18 Thread Jeffrey D. Sessler
. Jeff From: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu" on behalf of Thomas Carter Reply-To: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu" Date: Friday, May 18, 2018 at 8:43 AM To: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu" Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options For cloud

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-18 Thread Enfield III, Charles Albert
Behalf Of Jeffrey D. Sessler Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 1:30 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options One of the difficulties in comparing TCO is around staffing. Both estimating how much time staff really spend on the current solution, but also taking

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2018-05-21 Thread Rand Hall
t; *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv < > WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> *On Behalf Of *Jeffrey D. Sessler > *Sent:* Friday, May 18, 2018 1:30 PM > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options > &

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-21 Thread Thomas Carter
ssues Constituent Group Listserv on behalf of Jeffrey D. Sessler Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 12:30 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options One of the difficulties in comparing TCO is around staffing. Both estimating how much time staff really spend o

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2018-05-21 Thread Turner, Ryan H
Sessler mailto:j...@scrippscollege.edu>> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 12:30 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options One of the difficulties in comparing TCO is around staffing. Both estimating how much t

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-21 Thread Jeffrey D. Sessler
From: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu" on behalf of "lhbad...@syr.edu" Reply-To: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu" Date: Monday, May 21, 2018 at 6:43 AM To: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu" Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options I

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2018-05-22 Thread Fishel Erps
aged? *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv < WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> *On Behalf Of *Osborne, Bruce W (Network Operations) *Sent:* Tuesday, May 22, 2018 7:31 AM *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options With

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options

2018-05-23 Thread James Andrewartha
eply-To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv Date: Monday, 21 May 2018 at 9:43 pm To: "WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU" Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options I struggle with this question, too (cloud versus not) as a long-time user of both. The need to

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options in Athletic Buses

2015-11-18 Thread Ciesinski, Nick
Daniel, Several years back Cisco had a similar setup in some transportation busses for their Cisco Live conference to showcase some technology. The devices would give wifi access to passengers over cellular when away from the conference center and when the bus got close it would switch over to

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options in Athletic Buses

2015-11-18 Thread Barros, Jacob
We put a cell network based device in two busses this Fall and have had great success with it so far. Internet access only. I am glad to answer any questions you have. http://www.yoursinglepoint.com/ Jake Jacob Barros | Associate Director of IT, Network and Operations Grace College and Semi

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options in Athletic Buses

2015-11-18 Thread Britton Anderson
Check with your constituents and see if there is a government contract with the cellular providers for data services. I realize this may not help Denison as a private institution, but there are unlimited data options that are available for very reasonable prices that would be great for these types

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options in Athletic Buses

2015-11-18 Thread Turner, Ryan H
EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Barros, Jacob Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 1:49 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options in Athletic Buses We put a cell network based device in

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options in Athletic Buses

2015-11-18 Thread Adam T Ferrero
We put some gear on our shuttle buses that travel between campuses a few years ago. Basically a Cradlepoint router (Verizon LTE cellular backhaul with an ethernet hand off). That ethernet hand off goes to a wifi access point that is able to do dns lookup and find its controller (happens to

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options in Athletic Buses

2015-11-18 Thread Jeremy Gibbs
I know people may snicker at this but take a look at the offerings from Aerohive for this. I demoed a solution that was VERY slick. I think it would work very well for you. *--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Sr. Network Engineer Utica College IITS T: (315) 223-2383 F: (315) 792-3814 E: jlgi...@utica.edu ht

RE: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options in Athletic Buses

2015-11-18 Thread Smith, Todd
[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeremy Gibbs Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 14:31 To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options in Athletic Buses I know people may snicker at this but take a look at the offerings from Aerohive for

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options in Athletic Buses

2015-11-18 Thread Jake Snyder
For mobile applications I've done both Cradlepoint and Cisco. Cisco is nice because everyone knows how to manage Cisco Routers. The Cradlepoint solution has some added benefits. Cloud management is nice, as is being able to look at GPS data. Also the "Wifi As WAN" feature on the Cradlepoint

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options in Athletic Buses

2015-11-25 Thread Tristan Gulyas
Hi, We're using the cisco 881G-W ISR on our shuttle busses (x 5) and offer the same eduroam/guest access service as we do on our production network, complete with the ability to roam to/from a bus and onto the campus WiFi network. The AP is a single-band 2.4GHz-only inbuilt lightweight AP that