We disable them in the rooms. The students appreciate not having that beacon in their eyes. The technicians when needed for troubleshooting can re-enable them temporarily. I suspect that perception of led light= proper operation will change over time if you disable them as the expectation is shifted by experience or attrition.
Dexter Caldwell Dir. Systems & Networks Information Technology Services Furman University 3300 Poinsett Hwy Greenville, SC 29613 email: dexter.caldw...@furman.edu<mailto:dexter.caldw...@furman.edu> office: 864-294-3566 facsimile: 864-294.3001 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Danny Eaton Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 10:35 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Disabling LEDs on APs Lee, I've disabled them when asked, because in spots where I've disabled them "wholesale", I invariably get a ticket (or more) that the AP is offline, and wireless sucks, because there's no lights on the AP. I enable the LED, and magically the wireless performance and coverage is perfect. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2016 8:57 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Disabling LEDs on APs First-world problems... Curious if others have gone down this road in Residence Halls. We're not really being asked to, but are considering wholesale disabling LEDs on our Cisco APs in the dorms as a quality of life step. Has this caused anyone any pain when it comes to not being able to see the colors on the AP as status indication? Have you actually had requests to disable the LEDs? Overall experience with accommodating or denying the request? Thanks- Lee Badman Lee Badman | Network Architect (CWDP, CWNA, CWSP, Mobility+) Information Technology Services 206 Machinery Hall 120 Smith Drive Syracuse, New York 13244 t 315.443.3003 f 315.443.4325 e lhbad...@syr.edu<mailto:lhbad...@syr.edu> w its.syr.edu SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY syr.edu !DSPAM:911,57cecb4119092568697582! ********** 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/.
