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.



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> 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
>  
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> Jeffrey L. Oliver
> Manager, Network and Telecommunications
> Information Technology Services
> The University of Lethbridge
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