300 series 802.11n access points and controllers for both my campuses and i=
t turned out to be an absolute nightmare. It all started with the sales te=
am neglecting to mention virtual cell/single channel not being available at=
this time on their 802.11n equipment. They also switched me to a 3 channe=
l configuration, one for each floor but I have to ask.. If I have to manual=
ly configure my channel and power arrangements, then what is the point of t=
heir controller!? I had RF problems, clients bouncing around, AP's rebooti=
ng randomly with 802.11n enabled and 65% of my notebooks had major issues c=
onnecting to their AP's. Their engineers were out here numerous times tryi=
ng to figure it out and they passed the blame over to Microsoft. It just d=
idn't make any sense that ordinary wifi chipsets (intel 3945) couldn't make=
or maintain a connection on their equipment.
This went on for 4 months till this week I installed Aruba AP125 AP's and c=
ontrollers and it's been like night and day. I've only been in production =
1 day so far and yesterday's results look really promising. All I can say =
is be very careful with Meru if you're looking for 802.11n AND single chann=
el NOW. You won't get it and for the life of me I have no idea how their s=
uccessful clients are getting by. I know for a fact we're not the only one=
s.
Thanks
Jomar McDonald
Director of Technology
The Frances Xavier Warde School
751 N. State St.
Chicago, IL=A0 60610
W:=A0 312-798-4064
F:=A0=A0=A0312-337-7180
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From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.=
EDU] On Behalf Of Rhinelander, Alex
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 3:40 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Xirrus?
Sorry, all: I meant to send this directly to Jason. However, if others
have thoughts...
Alex
--------------
Hi Jason-
We're looking to deploy a wireless pilot and are down to Meru v. Aruba.
Do you have any further/updated thoughts on the merits of these systems?
Thanks,
Alex=20
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Alexander S. Rhinelander
Director of Information Technology
The Roxbury Latin School
101 Saint Theresa Avenue
West Roxbury, MA 02132
617-477-6325
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From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Jason Hyams
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:37 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Xirrus?
Larry,
You know my bias for Meru Networks. We had Cisco, Aruba and Meru
conduct an onsite test before going with Meru. =20
Both Cisco and Aruba could not place enough access points on our first
and second floor to achieve optimal bandwidth requirements for each
classroom.
I was never able to get enough bandwidth for our classrooms using
micro-cell technology (HP Procurve solution). =20
I had to move to single channel architecture to eliminate the co-channel
interference (Meru Networks solution).
Novarum has recently published an enterprise wireless study highlighting
Cisco, Aruba and Meru. It highlights the benefits of single channel
over micro-channel technologies. You will find that Meru was the clear
choice in dense environments.
Jason Hyams
Director of Technology =20
St. Agnes Academy
=20
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From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of George Cohen
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 8:09 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Xirrus?
Larry,
We are planning on wireless for the campus for next year. I had Xirrus
come in and give us an estimate. While they claim to need less access
points, the number of radios for each point can climb to 16. This made
them very expensive. The price they quoted was double the price for a
Cisco solution.=20
We still haven't made up our mind yet. I'm waiting for an estimate from
Meru.=20
George Cohen
Chief Information Officer
The Walker School
700 Cobb Parkway North
Marietta, GA 30062
office 678-581-6913
cell 305-297-5543
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
writes:
>We are considering upgrading our wireless infrastructure. I'd like to
>hear from any schools that are using or had considered and decided not
>to use a Xirrus solution.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Larry Kahn
>Director of Academic and Information Technology
>The Kinkaid School
>Phone: (713) 243-5090
>Skype: larry.kahn
>Blog: newthingsnewways.blogspot.com
>
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