Paul, Dorm design is an animal of itself and each school has its own set of challenges based on locations and policies. As much as I agree that 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz shouldn’t be on separate SSIDs for main campus, I have really changed my mind for dormitories. Those buildings are really micro houses stacked on top of each other with people bringing anything and everything they want which is quite different than academic buildings. We all spend our summers designing the best coverage that we can for those residential areas, and as soon as students move in, the interference in 2.4 GHz makes our entire effort look pointless in the eyes of the complaining student who is actually partly responsible for the problem. So, in dormitories only, I would have the regular set of SSIDs that the campus provides plus and extra 5 GHz only called something like "residential-preferred". But I wouldn’t use “fast” or “5GHz” in the SSID name.
Best, Philippe Philippe Hanset www.eduroam.us > On Aug 11, 2015, at 4:22 PM, Paul Sedy <rps...@masters.edu> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > We are a Cisco shop and have, up until now, employed a single SSID for > students, supporting both 2.4 Ghz and 5Ghz connections. During this summer, > we have been working to develop sufficient AP density to ensure good 5Ghz > cells throughout our dorms. In the past, we have seen numerous instances of > poorer performance on the 2.4 Ghz spectrum, but up to this point, have relied > on the client to make the decision between these two options. > > We are thinking of deploying two separate SSIDs, a 5Ghz network and a 2.4 Ghz > network, that are exclusive in order to promote a better experience for the > students with devices capable of 5Ghz connectivity. We would probably use > the original SSID name with an appended (5 Ghz) or (2.4 Ghz). > > Are any of you currently employing this type of configuration and how well > has it worked for you? > > We would appreciate any insights that anyone might have. > > Paul Sedy > The Master’s College > Director of IT Operations > 21726 Placerita Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91321 > 661.362.2340 | rps...@masters.edu <mailto:rps...@masters.edu>********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/ > <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/.
