Opinions on Aruba A-105 WAP?
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From: Lance on 22 Jun 2010 22:33 I work at a large university in a mixed use building (classrooms, labs, offices). Our current Enterasys RoamAbout-based B/G wireless system is overwhelmed when classes are in session. It's no wonder since there's only perhaps 8 WAPs for the entire building and probably 500 students and 200 office workers with smartphones, laptops, and few rogue WAPs and whatever else competing for wireless access. Try to get a connection with your laptop - forget it. If you're very lucky and get one, hurry up and get what you need fast 'cuz you'll get dropped after a few minutes. Oh, did I say fast? Sorry, it'll take 1-2 minutes just to get to Google's homepage. Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, our IT people are upgrading the entire building to Aruba A-105 WAPs. On my low occupancy floor alone I see 5 WAPs installed (we have one RoamAbout now). Does anyone have an opinion on how well the Aruba A-105 will operate in this kind of high density, high use environment? Lance *****
From: alexd on 24 Jun 2010 16:44 Meanwhile, at the alt.internet.wireless Job Justification Hearings, Lance chose the tried and tested strategy of: > Does anyone have an opinion on how well the Aruba A-105 will operate in > this kind of high density, high use environment? The model of access point barely matters if they're badly sited. However, you're adding a whole load more channels by using those A + G APs, so once those are installed, I predict a sudden surge in popularity of A-band USB sticks :-) -- <http://ale.cx/> (AIM:troffasky) (UnSoEsNpEaTm(a)ale.cx) 21:39:53 up 4 days, 10:41, 5 users, load average: 0.00, 0.15, 0.27 Qua illic est accuso, illic est a vindicatum
From: Lance on 25 Jun 2010 11:18 alexd wrote the following on 6/24/2010 13:44: > Meanwhile, at the alt.internet.wireless Job Justification Hearings, Lance > chose the tried and tested strategy of: > >> Does anyone have an opinion on how well the Aruba A-105 will operate in >> this kind of high density, high use environment? > > The model of access point barely matters if they're badly sited. However, > you're adding a whole load more channels by using those A + G APs, so once > those are installed, I predict a sudden surge in popularity of A-band USB > sticks :-) > Good thought alexd, connectivity is bound to be better down in the A-band. Thanks for your comments. Lance *****
From: Char Jackson on 25 Jun 2010 15:01
On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:18:31 -0700, Lance <lhill(a)suc.edu> wrote: >alexd wrote the following on 6/24/2010 13:44: >> Meanwhile, at the alt.internet.wireless Job Justification Hearings, Lance >> chose the tried and tested strategy of: >> >>> Does anyone have an opinion on how well the Aruba A-105 will operate in >>> this kind of high density, high use environment? >> >> The model of access point barely matters if they're badly sited. However, >> you're adding a whole load more channels by using those A + G APs, so once >> those are installed, I predict a sudden surge in popularity of A-band USB >> sticks :-) >> > >Good thought alexd, connectivity is bound to be better down in the A-band. > >Thanks for your comments. > >Lance >***** Or *up* in the A band, even. |