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Re: How do you run dual radio APs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lyons, Andrew H)
Thu Sep 27 14:27:21 2012
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Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:23:04 +0000
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From: "Lyons, Andrew H" <alyons@albany.edu>
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My call, as a non-sysadmin, would be to avoid multiple SSIDs and naming them by technology if at all possible. If you have a reliable technical solution to force them to the band you prefer, go for it.
Andrew Lyons, IT Support Specialist
ITS Client Support Services
University at Albany
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Subject: [RESNET-L] How do you run dual radio APs
I am curious to see how schools who have WAP's that are dual radio (2.4 and
5GHz) capable have them configured for use.
We have Meru AP320i's, and currently broadcast the same SSID over both radios and let the client determine which frequency they connect to. This seems to work for some devices and not so well for other devices. In an effort to combat the ever increasing interference problems we are seeing on the 2.4 band, I'm trying to find an effective way to force more onto 5Ghz.
We have been exploring two different options so far. One would be to utilize Meru's bandsteering function and force all clients to the 5GHz that are capable.
The other would be to simply broadcast two different SSID's with one labeled for 5GHz and allow the students to choose their destiny. What's everyone else's take on this?
Thanks!
Adam Sternburgh
Information Systems Specialist
Department of Housing
Oakland University
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