On Apr 2, 2010, at 11:21, Ethan Sommer wrote: > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Aruba vs HP vs Meraki > > We are considering replacing our 200+ AP wireless infrastructure with a > controller based 802.11n system. > > I believe we have narrowed it down to Aruba, HP Procurve (we use HP > switch gear), and Meraki. > > I have two questions: > > 1. Are there any hidden costs we should watch out for with any of these > (particularly Aruba.) Will we hit major costs other than the up front > cost for the APs and the controllers? > > 2. I know a lot of schools are very happily using Aruba, but I haven't > heard of any schools using HP and very few using Meraki. > > Are there any schools who have gone with Aruba and regretted it? If so, > why? > > Are there any schools out there using HP Procurve (formerly Colubrius) > or Merkai? What do you think of them? Did you have any surprises after > you deployed?
I've deployed Meraki for wireless in the Gates Computer Science building at Stanford. I'd be happy to answer any questions about our experience. No unpleasant surprises to speak of. -- // Miles Davis - mi...@cs.stanford.edu - http://www.cs.stanford.edu/~miles // Computer Science Department - Computer Facilities // Stanford University ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
