per cisco's documentation the 1140 should only be ceiling mounted. This is because of the antenna design. The 1252 isn't long for this world.
Mike On 2/16/09, Rob Crockett <crocke...@obu.edu> wrote: > I'm interested in knowing experiences others have had in deploying the new > Cisco Aironet 1140s. > > When planning for some new reshalls almost a year ago I planned to use the > Aironet 1250s but have since learned the 1140s are available. The new > reshalls are about to be completed in the summer and\or fall so I'm looking > at changing my original plan. In my case, we will deploy approximately 60+ > APs in three new resident halls. They will all be used indoors. > > Specifically I would like to know what good\bad experiences came from the > deployment? > > Which controller is your University using? > > Was this a new deployment or replacing old APs? If replacing, did you use > less or more APs? > > Have the students noticed any difference? > > How do you keep a student from having all that bandwidth??? Scary! > > Some basic facts about each AP for those in similar boat. > > Both 1140s and 1250s are A\B\G\N 2.0 Draft APs. > > As to cost, the two are very similarly priced except the 1250s do not come > with antennae and so are ordered separately. 1250s have 6 RP-TNC connectors > and both APs support MIMO. > > The 1140s appear to be a smaller footprint and their antennae's are non > removable (built in) and do not stick outside the unit making them more > esthetically pleasing. > > And the biggest reason to go with 1140 for me is they are 802.11af > compliant. The 1250 require Enhanced PoE or 18.5 watts of power. > > Thanks in advance for any feedback! > > > Rob Crockett > Ouachita Baptist University <http://www.obu.edu/> > IT Services Network Administrator > Phone: 870.245.5567 > Direct: 870.245.4553 > crocke...@obu.edu > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
