Ian, Thank you for putting this together. Let's hope Ekahau is truly receptive and they are able to come with alternatives that benefit all of us.
Hector Rios UT Austin From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> On Behalf Of Ian Lyons Sent: Monday, August 9, 2021 12:50 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Ekahau Update Good Day Everyone! Eric and I were happy to host a meeting with many of you about Ekahau last Friday. We had a peak of 28 folks and an average of 18! Thank you for coming! The meeting started with introductions and that lasted about the first 20 min or so. Steve (VP Global Sales) and Stewart (SE North America) were Ekahau representatives. Both started ~2 years ago Then we segued into how people used the product: Sidekick, AP on a stick, Design, Analysis, Engineering, and proof of engineering were the common threads. Steve opened the introductions and brought up a point that Ekahau EULA was always 1:1. Members that have been using the product for 8+ years have evidence that it was initially concurrent users' vs 1:1. Further the "teeth" that made sharing the gear difficult became active in version 10.3. Many schools, large and small, with disparate sized teams as well as healthcare indicated that there isn't a 1 size fits all. Pro's and Con's: Some folks have deep pockets and will fund other active users. Others stated that the device is used periodically and could be used by interns for site surveys up to proof of design and engineering validation by FTE's. Use of a physical hardware license key was discussed: On the one hand it makes it easier to tie to license to something, but that has the impact of requiring people to come into contact to hand it off. The spirit of the device was a sporadically used tool but only 1 person at a time. Some suggestions by the group and Ekahau, were a tiered approach of access. Where we left things is that Stephen (SVP of Sales) will work with his management to determine an alternate EULA\connection model that will better fit our needs (those on the call). We agreed to another meeting, ideally in 8 weeks' time to review Stephen's work on our behalf. Steve was adamant that any problems by the group accessing a tool because of lock out/access please send an email to him (email info below) and he will help get you access to the tool again. steve.lit...@ekahau.com<mailto:steve.lit...@ekahau.com> stewart.goum...@ekahau.com<mailto:stewart.goum...@ekahau.com> Link to the Meeting Webex meeting recording: Ekahau and Educause WIFI Group Password: EducauseWifi Recording link: https://rollins.webex.com/rollins/ldr.php?RCID=12596eece193961c0a7e8c4c5e51a99e *Any mistakes in the summarization are mine, on how the product works or ties together. I do not have the product, so my knowledge gaps were a result of unfamiliarity of the product and a poor google search to educate myself. Cheers Ian J Lyons Network Architect - Rollins College 401.413.1661 Cell 407.628.6396 Desk This message is from an external sender. Learn more about why this matters.<https://ut.service-now.com/sp?id=kb_article&number=KB0011401> ********** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional participation and subscription information can be found at https://www.educause.edu/community ********** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional participation and subscription information can be found at https://www.educause.edu/community
