One thing I like in your design is the 5GHz only and dual band. So many people try a 5GHz only and a 2.4Ghz only and it backfires on them.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 6, 2017, at 3:17 PM, Jason Cook <jason.c...@adelaide.edu.au> wrote: > > 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> 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> > 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" > <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> on behalf of "Oliver, Jeff" > <jeff.oli...@uleth.ca> > Reply-To: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu" > <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> > Date: Monday, March 6, 2017 at 8:42 AM > To: "wireless-lan@listserv.educause.edu" <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 > Mob: 403.315.4461 > > URI: 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> > 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. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss.
