WAPs <bldg abbreviation>-<WAP room #>-ap<model#> Example: nucl-1035-ap3502i
Wireless Controllers: We only have these in our main data centers, so it is easy. <building abbr>_WISM_<sequence number> NUCL_WISM_2 Access Switches <bldg abbreviation>-<idf room #>-<switch model #>-asw-<sequence #> Example: nucl-106-3560e-asw-1 If you are planning to include the model number, have a discussion around whether you want to include the series (more generic) or the more specific model number. We found it useful to be a little bit more granular. Example, Cisco Aironet 3700 versus 3702i. That little "I" provides much valued information. Hector Rios Louisiana State University From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Norman Chu Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 11:38 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Naming conventions for WLAN devices We're looking for ideas to improve our current naming convention for network devices. For an access point, it currently consists of: <buildingName>-<floornumber>-ap<arbitrarynumber> e.g. burnside-1-ap24 For controllers, we use: wireless-<its role>-wmc e.g. wireless-local1-wmc (wmc = wireless mobility controller) For access points, we're thinking of adding location info instead of the arbitrary number, so something like: burnside-1-ap101a where 101a is the first AP in room 101 (101b would be the second AP, etc.) Switches: burnside-sw1, burnside-sw2 UPS's: burnside-ups-1, burnside-ups2-1 PoE midspans: burnside-poe-1, burnside-poe2-1 What do other organizations use for naming conventions for their network devices? Thanks. Norman Chu Network Analyst - Network Infrastructure group Systems Engineering - McGill NCS (514) 398-7299 ********** 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/.
