We did this summer. We contracted out to a company to improve the wireless in our Res Halls, and the solution they came up with was to install them in the rooms. We have about 2000 students living on campus and 800 access points, mostly in bedrooms, for those 2000 students.
Of those, we have had only 1 incident of someone unplugging an access point. That one incident was quickly squashed by our Director of Res Life. Overall, there has been a huge improvement in the wireless coverage and far fewer complaints. We do still have some students bringing in their own access points (even though they are forbidden), but it seems much less than in years past. The hope is that over the course of the next few years the number of rogues in the dorm will lessen down to almost none. Chris Brizzell Network Administrator Skidmore College cbriz...@skidmore.edu 518-580-5994 -----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of David Robertson Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 8:37 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless in Residence Halls We are looking at how we install wireless in our Residence Halls for coverage. Currently we only place access points in the hallways, but are looking at moving them into the rooms for better coverage. We were wondering if anyone else has put the access points in the rooms and if they have seen a reduction in wireless complaint or if there have been issues with students playing with or disconnecting the access points. David R. -- David Robertson Service Delivery Manager Network Engineering Technology George Mason University Voice: 703-993-2443 Fax: 703-993-3505 ********** 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/.
