I don’t want to hijack Dan’s thread, but I wouldn’t mind adding to it if he doesn’t mind.
I know from previous threads that lots of schools have gone Wi-Fi-only, and issues are minimal. But, as an institution that has both wired and wireless enabled throughout the residence halls, about 15% of our residents still plug in. It was easy for us to do both because we were really late to provide Wi-Fi, so our legacy wired network is still serviceable. At some point in the next couple years we’ll have to decide whether or not to replace it. That requires an assessment of the value proposition. 15% use seems to suggest that there’s still significant value in providing wired connectivity, but I’m not sure it satisfactorily answers the question. It’s safe to assume that some users really want that wired connection for good reasons, and other users who prefer a wired connection if it’s available, but really wouldn’t miss it if it wasn’t. It’s to determine how many each make up that 15%. I’m curious to hear from institutions that provide wired connections upon request. If you do that, how many get requested? Is it free, or is there a charge? If a charge, how much? …and anything else illuminating you can no-doubt contribute. Thanks, Chuck From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> On Behalf Of Entwistle, Bruce Sent: Friday, August 24, 2018 2:16 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Only in Student Housing? Last year we converted our first residence hall to wireless only and there were minimal challenges. You could consider installing the small hospitality APs in the rooms and then there would be wired ports available if necessary. Bruce Entwistle Network Manager University of Redlands From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>> On Behalf Of Daniel Wurst Sent: Friday, August 24, 2018 11:12 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Only in Student Housing? Hi All, We are looking into building a new student housing building and are considering going Wifi only for network connectivity. We were wondering if anyone else has gone the route of only allowing network connectivity via wireless. If so, can you share your experience, lessons learned, and advice. Thank you, Dan -- Daniel Wurst Network Engineer Denison University wur...@denison.edu<mailto:wur...@denison.edu> 740-587-6229 ********** 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%7Ccae104%40psu.edu%7C29aa1f2f55434c294dbe08d609edbf3e%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C636707314064004541&sdata=Yjm0L%2F8op8LyN4rYwvz6WBMvuoNhgZDDXTmV17ZLvXs%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%7Ccae104%40psu.edu%7C29aa1f2f55434c294dbe08d609edbf3e%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C636707314064004541&sdata=Yjm0L%2F8op8LyN4rYwvz6WBMvuoNhgZDDXTmV17ZLvXs%3D&reserved=0>. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss.
