Thank you everyone for your feedback! Lots of good information! We’ll be looking into purchasing a couple adapters to help with testing/troubleshooting and advising 2.4 only clients.
Thank you everyone and have a great day! Christopher Johnson Wireless Network Engineer AT Infrastructure Operations & Networking (ION) Illinois State University (309) 438-8444 Stay connected with ISU IT news and tips with @ISU IT Help on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/ISUITHelp/> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/ISUITHelp> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jason Cook Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 7:26 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 5GHz Micro Adapters We’ve been very happy with these http://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_detail/data/edimax/global/wireless_adapters_ac1200_dual-band/ew-7822uac/ but they are full size http://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise/merchandise_list/data/edimax/global/wireless_adapters/ I’ve heard good things about the micro and nano’s (we know the full size is great) and have been meaning buy a couple for testing. As understand it the smaller ones may have a weaker antenna which could lead to issues. But haven’t tested it myself -- 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 Norton, Thomas (Network Operations) Sent: Tuesday, 29 August 2017 8:33 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 5GHz Micro Adapters Due to poor performance with them, we moved away from recommending micro usb for 2.4 only clients... We now recommend a 802.11ac 2x2 USB adapter, typically the Linksys (AC1200) WUSB6300. To provide the best user experience possible, we always keep a couple on hand to issue out for affected students. The big downfall we have found with these is the size, but for the price point you can't beat the performance. T.J. Norton Wireless Network Architect Network Operations (434) 592-6552<tel:(434)%20592-6552> [http://www.liberty.edu/media/1616/40themail/wordmark-for-email.jpg] Liberty University | Training Champions for Christ since 1971 On Aug 28, 2017, at 6:47 PM, Johnson, Christopher <cbjo...@ilstu.edu<mailto:cbjo...@ilstu.edu>> wrote: Good Evening, 1. Has anyone had any experience and would recommend a particular 5GHz Wifi Micro USB adapter for students that have a Windows Laptop with a 2.4GHz only integrated adapter? 2. How is the quality/performance of a 5GHz Micro USB Adapter? * I can’t imagine it performing as well as a laptop with Wi-Fi antennas integrated throughout the monitor. * Would it be better to recommended the internal Wi-Fi NIC be swapped out for another compatible model – although I could see this being an issue if the antennas weren’t dual-band capable. Thank you and have a great night! Christopher Johnson Wireless Network Engineer AT Infrastructure Operations & Networking (ION) Illinois State University (309) 438-8444 Stay connected with ISU IT news and tips with @ISU IT Help on Facebook<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FISUITHelp%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ctnorton7%40liberty.edu%7Cfc59986e61074e6b138a08d4ee66cd7c%7Cbaf8218eb3024465a9934a39c97251b2%7C0%7C0%7C636395572672151167&sdata=BBvMW60GkN7FNCWtognKZtvHTzOchKO5i%2BPCRpmeuSk%3D&reserved=0> and Twitter<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FISUITHelp&data=02%7C01%7Ctnorton7%40liberty.edu%7Cfc59986e61074e6b138a08d4ee66cd7c%7Cbaf8218eb3024465a9934a39c97251b2%7C0%7C0%7C636395572672151167&sdata=pmHvgoy8NvUPmWvHKagshqYI%2BcdSw8GE6%2BaDPT6q2EM%3D&reserved=0> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.educause.edu%2Fdiscuss&data=02%7C01%7Ctnorton7%40liberty.edu%7Cfc59986e61074e6b138a08d4ee66cd7c%7Cbaf8218eb3024465a9934a39c97251b2%7C0%7C0%7C636395572672151167&sdata=v4JGFqvcdJ9g4NJICyiHyU0UrkE5I%2FRNrwvyca7Qe44%3D&reserved=0>. ********** 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.
