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CaffieneNnicotine

IS-IT--Management
Jul 17, 2001
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Hello all,

Our company is trying to set up wireless internet services in a nearby town. What we need to do is connect several floors of an apartment building to the internet for college students. We have tried Proxim harmony products, but the first unit was DOA, so we are a little worried about quality. We liked the Breezcom products and would like to go with them, but here is the catch. To achieve total coverage from within the building we must have an access point on each floor preferably midway in the building. So far, Proxim products are the only one's that we have seen that allow power for the access point to be transmitted accross the ethernet cables. This is very advantageous to us because I dont think the landlord will justify the expense of placing power in the janitors closet on every floor. Do you have any suggestions on wireless solutions that may work? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated!


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I would suggest that you look at access points that have Power Over Ethernet (POE).
This allows the power for the access unit to be supplied via the Ethernet cable. Several vendors support POE such as Enterasys and Cisco.
 
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