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Wireless Issues and Strategies. Gary Bauerschmidt Associate Director. Adiel Sanchez, Network Engineer. Lots of New Types of Wireless Network Nodes. Which one is a wireless device?. Which one is a TV?. Lots of New Types of Wireless Network Nodes.
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Wireless Issues and Strategies Gary Bauerschmidt Associate Director Adiel Sanchez, Network Engineer
Lots of New Types of Wireless Network Nodes Design for Average user to have 4.8 wireless devices
Wireless Access Points 2007 to 2014 2007 2010 2013 Wireless Life half of normal IT devices
Student Life requires Wireless
Old Adobe Buildings February 28, 1889
Heat Map Poor Density
Open Areas Wireless here too
Gathering Places Walk ways now sitting areas
Lack of Funding Incremental and One Off requests are not efficient
The SUB Existing coverage 1st floor
The SUB Existing coverage • 2nd floor
The SUB Proposed coverage • 2nd floor
The SUB Existing coverage 3rdfloor
The SUB Proposed coverage 3rdfloor
Top 10 Buildings The following buildings have been identified as the top buildings in need of increased wireless coverage: Bandelier Hall East Economics Mechanical Engineering Mesa Vista Hall Northrop Hall Ortega Hall Regener Hall Scholes Hall Social Sciences SSB
Improving Wireless Infrastructure Completed Completed the wireless improvement projects for: Coronado Hall Alvarado Hall SRC Child Care Landscaping Hokona Cellar ECE SRC Commons Submitted the cost proposal to improve the coverage at the SUB Upgraded the controller software to improve performance Upgraded Airwave, to provide a more friendly user experience for planning and troubleshooting wireless issues Continue to work with individual departments on how to address and resolve wireless coverage issues
Improving Wireless Infrastructure planning Wireless Controllers update Aruba 6000 controller chassis upgrade to Aruba 7240 controller, to provide improved throughput and capacity The 7240 replaces a 6000 chassis with four controllers, and has the same AP capacity Install and support 802.11 AC capable access points Capable of using the 5GHz spectrum more efficiently allowing for speeds of up to 1.73Gbps to each client Consolidate Lobo-WiFi and Lobo-SEC into one encrypted SSID for students, faculty, and staff Use your Microsoft Active Directory account for wireless authentication Continue to look for more ways to provide a seamless wireless experience for users, regardless of which device they use to connect to the network
Gary Bauerschmidt, Associate Director gbauers@unm.edu Adiel Sanchez, Network Engineer Adiel94@unm.edu