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Tuning in to Wireless
12/27/2006
- Build in enough capacity for the possibility of adding VoIP phones and new applications.
- In order to support roaming and campuswide location tracking, cover remote areas like parking lots.
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Have user instructions available early.
- If you broadcast secure service set identifiers (SSIDs), people will try to connect to them and will get frustrated if they don’t have configuration instructions available.
- Use web links, e-mails, and handouts to instruct clients to configure their laptops.
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You’ll need good third-party management software.
- You’ll want a single point of control to monitor users and devices, configure infrastructure, and diagnose problems.
- You may need a system that will work in both single- and multivendor environments (such as AirWave’s Management Platform).
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Get more value from the network.
- Create wireless-enabled labs and lounges for student collaboration.
- Encourage the use of wireless laptops in the classrooms.
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Budget more than you think you’ll need!
- As you uncover holes in coverage that were not identified in the site survey, you may need more APs than you planned.
- Build in plans to upgrade to new standards.
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