We have a dedicated 5ghz SSID but it’s in addition to our standard which is not ideal… too many SSID’s doing the same thing So our dot1x auth’s are UofA (2.4&5) UofA 5ghz (5 only) eduroam (2.4 & 5)
We still see plenty of brand new devices on 2.4 only and I was helping a student recently who grabbed an old laptop out of hard rubbish. So we are stuck with making them work but in doing so we see 5ghz capable devices sitting on 2.4 which isn’t so good. The extra SSID was fired up as a test and worked, so got stuck there but we still don’t classify it under our production since it’s poorly named. For end of year I’m proposing the removal of “UofA 5ghz” and making “UofA” a 5ghz only SSID with eduroam covering both 5 and 2.4. Our users get the same service on eduroam anyway as they would on our branded SSID(ip connectivity wise). A few years back I posted a discussion about this where we were considering something similar but having a 2.4ghz only network as UofA-legacy or the 5ghz network as UofA-Premium etc. since the current “UofA 5ghz” is technical and users don’t know what it means. We never got to a point where we were fully happy with the plan but in general we preferred the idea that if your 2.4ghz only you go on something called legacy to help drive the idea that they would ideally not use such a device. -- Jason Cook Technology Services The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005 Ph : +61 8 8313 4800 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Casey Feskens Sent: Tuesday, 7 March 2017 4:58 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 2.4 vs 5 We are currently using a 5GHz only SSID (as well as 2.4) and have been trying to encourage students to use it. We recently conducted a survey of wireless performance and asked questions about why people were using 2.4 networks vs. 5GHz. A surprising number of students replied that their devices could not see the 5GHz SSID. On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 10:18 AM, Hunter Fuller <hf0...@uah.edu<mailto:hf0...@uah.edu>> wrote: Similarly, we haven't looked at it. You can walk into Best Buy today and walk out with a brand new laptop with no 5GHz wireless. On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 12:13 PM Jeffrey D. Sessler <j...@scrippscollege.edu<mailto:j...@scrippscollege.edu>> wrote: I don’t think there is a way to get away from 2.4 yet in EDU. For example, while most would install high-density 5GHz in every residential room, it’s likely cost-prohibitive to accomplish the same in hallways and other areas that devices transit but don’t linger. As such, 2.4 is still important for “in flight” devices. Jeff From: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu<mailto:wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu>" <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> on behalf of "Oliver, Jeff" <jeff.oli...@uleth.ca<mailto:jeff.oli...@uleth.ca>> Reply-To: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu<mailto:wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu>" <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Date: Monday, March 6, 2017 at 8:42 AM To: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu<mailto:wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu>" <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] 2.4 vs 5 Folks, just wondering how many PSI’s have successfully turned off your 2.4 and gone 5GHz only? And how much blowback? Cheers, Jeff --- Jeffrey L. Oliver Manager, Network and Telecommunications Information Technology Services The University of Lethbridge 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4 Tel: 403.329.5162<tel:(403)%20329-5162> Mob: 403.315.4461<tel:(403)%20315-4461> URI: jeff.oli...@uleth.ca<mailto:jeff.oli...@uleth.ca> Web: http://www.uleth.ca/information-technology/ ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss. -- --------------------------------------------- Casey Feskens <cfesk...@willamette.edu<mailto:cfesk...@willamette.edu>> Director of Infrastructure Services Willamette Integrated Technology Services Willamette University, Salem, OR Phone: (503) 370-6950 --------------------------------------------- ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss.
