[c-nsp] Wireless bridging

[Michael Kaegler]

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I'm faced with the task of adding wireless access to the athletic 
fields here at Marist, specifically for the bleachers. Running 
cat5/fiber to these outdoor locations does not (to me) seem the best 
way to do this for all the obvious reasons, so I was planning to take 
the A radio of a 1200 and use it as a backhaul link and use the BG 
radio for clients.

Cisco suggests otherwise. I should be using a 1400 AP on either end 
of the bridge, then a 1200 AP for clients. With that much equipment, 
cost is a factor.

Has anyone tried either of these configurations? Is the 1400 really necessary?

Other points of information:
1. I'm expecting low usage (Its hard to use a laptop in the sun)
2. Availability is a focus of this department. The network must be 
available 24/7 in these remote areas.
3. We are not using multiple SSIDs/vlans for wireless.
4. We have about 150 1200s currently in production.

Any advice?
TIA,
-mKaegler
-- 
  Michael "Porkchop" Kaegler, Network Analyst, 845 575 3061
  Marist College,  3399 North Road,  Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

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