When we started a few years ago, we searched and found little options. American Access makes a few units but they are expensive and metal.
We did a review recently with not much success; we continue with our custom ABS/plastic boxes.
We worked with a local contractor to come up with custom boxes that cost about $100 each. At that price range we could afford to secure the APs. Half of them are surface mount with enclosures and the other half are just above the false ceilings.
Ironically, out of the 1300 units deployed, the only one that went missing was a surface mount one, they took the entire enclosure off the wall (!) Hopefully the cost of a power supply for the unit will discourage them from striking again.
Are few dozen are mounted external to buildings (dorms), we use Hoffman metal enclosure with external antennas (Superpass) but plastic is a much better material for wireless enclosures.
... Jonn Martell, UBC Wireless
Joyce, Todd N wrote:
We are in the process of deploying wireless campus wide with Cisco 1200s. Our concern is theft from plain site view locations. We would like to find out what enclosures others are using? Are they lockable? Do they have integrated antennas? Any other suggestions?
Thanks
todd
Todd Joyce Network Services Radford University [EMAIL PROTECTED] (540) 831-7777
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