If you have residence halls, you may want to anticipate this and take it up with you safety department. Ours did actual testing and confirmed Aruba’s recommendations. Now it’s them saying what the standard is rather than us.
Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.8715 fx: 814.865.3988 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gruenhagen, Tim Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 11:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son sick. The 9 foot requirement came from the student's dad who "works in the industry and knows these things". I actually found the FCC 20 cm notice in the Cisco AP materials also. Now I've got something to present if this becomes a trend. On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Chanowski, John <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I don’t know where the 9’ recommendation comes from but the installation guide for Aruba’s 220 series access point (3x3x3,ac) contains the following RF Radiation Exposure Statement: “This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 7.9 inches (20 cm) between the radiator and your body for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz operations.” Based on this 9 feet should be way safe and non-controversial:) From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] On Behalf Of Barrett, Bruce Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 9:10 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son sick. We are getting complaints about this from our business areas, Enrollment Services etc. I was curious where the 9 feet from an AP recommendation came from. Bruce From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charlie Weaver Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 8:53 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son sick. Yes, it sets a precedent that you are going to meet the students’ needs and protect the university. If the parents and the students think it’s an issue, why try and force the matter when it is easy enough to move the AP and let them plug into the network through a port in the room. If they ask for the wireless on the entire campus to be turned off or in all of the classrooms the student is in, then it’s a different story. While this is not an ADA issue, the ADA laws talk of “reasonable accommodation”. I would be hard pressed to believe this request was not reasonable. Ridiculous yes, but still very reasonable. Charlie Weaver From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frank Bulk Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 12:17 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son sick. Doesn’t that set a precedent? Frank From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gruenhagen, Tim Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 10:12 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son sick. Coincidentally, we just moved an AP out of a student's room because her parents were certain that it was a health hazard to be within 9 feet of an AP. No point in arguing with an upset mom. On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Lee H Badman <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Two words: Lawyers… geeze. Lee Badman | Network Architect Information Technology Services 206 Machinery Hall 120 Smith Drive Syracuse, New York 13244 t 315.443.3003 <tel:315.443.3003> f 315.443.4325 <tel:315.443.4325> e <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] w its.syr.edu <http://its.syr.edu> SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY syr.edu <http://syr.edu> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] On Behalf Of Bob Brown Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 5:35 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son sick. FYI We’ve included a link to the lawsuit and the school’s statement on this lawsuit in this piece: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2975945/mobile-wireless/massachusetts-boarding-school-fay-southborough-sued-over-wi-fi-sickness.html?nsdr=true Bob Brown Online Executive Editor, News T: 508.766.5418 <tel:508.766.5418> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbrownboston> LinkedIn | Twitter: @alphadoggs <https://twitter.com/alphadoggs> | Facebook profile <https://www.facebook.com/NetworkWorld> | Google + profile <https://plus.google.com/104712908618368674642/posts> | Instagram <http://instagram.com/nwwinstagram> NETWORK WORLD 492 Old Connecticut Path | PO Box 9002 | Framingham, MA 01701-9002 <http://www.networkworld.com> NetworkWorld.com | <http://www.networkworldmediakit.com> Media Kit | <http://events.networkworld.com> Conferences & Events An <http://www.idgenterprise.com/> IDG Enterprise Brand From: <Gogan>, James Patrick <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 4:43 PM To: "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> " <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son sick. I'll drink to that! -- Jim Gogan ITS Communication Technologies Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck Enfield Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 4:29 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son sick. Say what you want, but I know Wi-Fi makes me sick every year around this time. I can’t sleep, I eat less, I drink more, and it’s all Wi-Fi’s fault. Chuck Enfield Manager, Wireless Systems & Engineering Telecommunications & Networking Services The Pennsylvania State University 110H, USB2, UP, PA 16802 ph: 814.863.8715 <tel:814.863.8715> fx: 814.865.3988 <tel:814.865.3988> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike King Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 4:22 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Parents sue school, say Wi-Fi signal making son sick. In the local news today. http://www.whdh.com/story/29873525/parents-say-schools-wi-fi-signal-making-son-sick ********** 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/. ********** 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/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. -- Tim Gruenhagen Manager of Network Engineering Miami University Oxford OH ********** 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/. ********** 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/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. -- Tim Gruenhagen Manager of Network Engineering Miami University Oxford OH ********** 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/.
