Yeah, this thread is summing up the issues with doing the door locks over WiFi, but in the near term it's unlikely that any arguments will deter most organizations because it's all about initial financial layout. The cost of retrofit for a hardwire connection is so high, they will not want to pay for that when wireless is available. They don't yet know about the pitfalls, but since it's all about the initial layout, none of that matters until disasters start to occur. Here there's a push to do the same thing in our dorms. The only buildings that will get hardwire to the door locks are the ones already in construction.
-Aaron On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Derek Johnson <djohn...@fhsu.edu> wrote: > Our campus planners are looking to standardize & modernize lock systems > across campus, and they're drooling over my worst nightmare wireless door > locks that connect to our existing wifi network. 2.4GHz only, of course. > I'm against this idea for too many reasons to list (technical & > security-based), but I'm curious to hear perspectives from the community. > Has anyone deployed or had to support a wifi-based door lock system? > What's been your experience? > > On the flip side, have you successfully fended off a push for wireless > door locks? If so, do tell... :) > > Thinking back to Lee's recent drone discussion... perhaps I can get > administration interested in drone surveillance instead of wifi door > locks. That's an idea I could get behind... > > > Derek Johnson | Data Communications Coordinator > FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY > 415 Lyman Dr. TH 101, Hays, KS 67601 > (785) 628 - 5688 | dpjohn...@fhsu.edu > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > -- Aaron Abitia Network Analyst Enterprise Systems, Networks Information Technology Services Cal Poly State University Tel: 805.756.1295 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
