[148505] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: enterprise 802.11
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Troy Martin)
Mon Jan 16 22:25:53 2012
From: Troy Martin <labguy@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <DE46DCD8-6B83-4CE3-A355-38B37D5414AF@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:24:58 -0700
To: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Why not avoid controllers entirely? I recommend Aerohive. In their
solution, there is NO controller, rather the APs communicate with each
other. (Imagine what OSPF would be like with a centralized router)
Check them out
www.aerohive.com
Kindest regards,
Troy
Sent from my iPhone. Apologies for spelling and grammatical errors.
On Jan 15, 2012, at 5:50 PM, David Casey <sgtcasey@gmail.com> wrote:
> I like Cisco's WLC's as well. Where I am working we have a few hundred AP's at one of our sites with WLC's running the show. The 5500 controllers with CleanAir AP's is awesome.
>
> Dave
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jan 15, 2012, at 12:57, Mike Hale <eyeronic.design@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Cisco's wireless solutions are pretty badass. The APs I've used are
>> absolutely rock solid. Set up will take a bit of time, but once you're
>> done, maintenance is minimal.
>> On Jan 15, 2012 11:54 AM, "Mike Lyon" <mike.lyon@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Ubiquity (www.ubnt.com) has their Unifi line of products. It's still
>>> pretty new in the marketspace and this, working out the bugs. I use
>>> their other products exclusively for outdoor wireless.
>>>
>>> However, in the offices ive done, ive used Cisco's WLC 4402 controller
>>> which supports 12 access points. They have controllers which support
>>> more APs as well.
>>>
>>> Hit me up offlist if you have any quesrions.
>>>
>>> -mike
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jan 15, 2012, at 11:39, Meftah Tayeb <tayeb.meftah@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ubiquity
>>>> or ubikity, maybe is miss spelled
>>>> Someone correct the spelling for him please
>>>> thank you
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken King" <kking@yammer-inc.com>
>>>> To: <nanog@nanog.org>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 9:30 PM
>>>> Subject: enterprise 802.11
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I need to choose a wireless solution for a new office.
>>>>
>>>> up to 600 devices will connect. most devices are mac books and mobile
>>> phones.
>>>>
>>>> we can see hundreds of access points in close proximity to our new
>>> office space.
>>>>
>>>> what are the thoughts these days on the best enterprise solution/vendor?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your replies.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ken King
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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