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infrastructure_working_group [2015/06/20 17:52]
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   * [[user:​tim:​start|Tim Schmidt]]   * [[user:​tim:​start|Tim Schmidt]]
  
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 +=== How YOU can help: ===
 +== Please feel free to edit this wiki page, or send a message to members@lansingmakersnetwork.org ==
 +  * Help answer some of the questions below.
 +  * Tell us your needs or concerns.
 +  * Join this working group!
 +    * To do that, edit this wiki page add your name, and send a message to members@lansingmakersnetwork.org.
  
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 +=== Current Setup: ===
 +  * SSID: LansingMakersNetwork
 +  * Password: Written on the wall in many places around the space
  
 +If you see any of these access points with the light showing anything other than a solid Green, it would be helpful if you can report that here and the members list.
 +
 +Please do not plug in any additional access points without asking the members list and consulting this working group.
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 +=== Change Log: ===
 +9/14/2015 upgraded firmware on all three AP's from 3.2.5.2791 to 3.2.12.2920 ​
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 === Questions that need to be addressed: === === Questions that need to be addressed: ===
 (Educated guesses are okay here) (Educated guesses are okay here)
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   - Can / Should this authenticate with LDAP and give each LMN member an account in a central location that can be used for various services?   - Can / Should this authenticate with LDAP and give each LMN member an account in a central location that can be used for various services?
   - Can the guest network be dumped to an Intro to LMN page and have free roam on the LMN wiki without any extra authentication?​   - Can the guest network be dumped to an Intro to LMN page and have free roam on the LMN wiki without any extra authentication?​
-  - Will we allow VPN connections from outside the building into the member only network?+  - How will we allow for VPN connections from outside the building into the member only network? 
 +  - How will we allow for members to run servers using static or dynamic IPs? 
 + 
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 + 
 +=== Items to recommend: === 
 + 
 +  * Ubiquiti Networks UniFi AP Enterprise WiFi System UAP-3 (Pack of 3) 
 +    * Pros: 
 +      * Under $200 for 3 pack, but only supports 2.4ghz 
 +      * These come with power injectors. 
 +    * Cons: 
 +      * only supports 2.4ghz 
 +    * Info: 
 +      * [[https://​www.ubnt.com/​unifi/​unifi-ap/​|Manufacturer Link]] 
 +      * [[http://​www.amazon.com/​Ubiquiti-Networks-UniFi-Enterprise-System/​dp/​B005EORRBW/​ref=sr_1_1?​ie=UTF8&​qid=1438804839&​sr=8-1&​keywords=UAP-3|Amazon $192.76]] 
 +      * NOT 802.1af (48v) compatible -- from amazon review. ​ need more info if that matters or what it means? 
 +    * Additional Equipment needed:  
 +      * We will need a cheap switch, or switch with POE injeciton 
 +      * Cat6 wire to install 
 +      * Cat6 termination ends 
 + 
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 + 
 +  * Ubiquiti TS-8-PRO ToughSwitch 8 Port Advanced Power Ethernet Controllers 
 +    * Pros: 
 +      * 24V/48V Passive PoE 
 +      * 8 Ports 
 +    * Info: 
 +      * [[http://​www.amazon.com/​Ubiquiti-TS-8-PRO-ToughSwitch-Advanced-Controllers/​dp/​B00CXU1NHY/​ref=pd_sim_147_5?​ie=UTF8&​ 
 +refRID=1WEN598N7N6TPV4Y7C3W|Amazon $178.90]] 
 + 
 +OR 
 + 
 +  * Ubiquiti TS-5-POE TOUGHSwitch 5 Port Advanced Power Ethernet Controllers 
 +    * Pros: 
 +      * Price 
 +    * Cons: 
 +      * 24V Passive PoE Only 
 +      * Only 5 Ports 
 +    * Info: 
 +      * [[http://​www.amazon.com/​Ubiquiti-TS-5-POE-TOUGHSwitch-Advanced-Controllers/​dp/​B00CXTK90W/​ref=pd_sim_147_1?​ie=UTF8&​refRID=1WEN598N7N6TPV4Y7C3W|Amazon $82.59]]
  
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           * WiFi offload / hotspot           * WiFi offload / hotspot
       * Tim Schmidt has stated he has set it up at home before       * Tim Schmidt has stated he has set it up at home before
-      * A friend of Joe Zimmerman'​s uses this at a small community college (he says "​It'​s Awesome"​ +      * A friend of Joe Zimmerman'​s uses this at a small community college (he says "​It'​s Awesome"​) 
 +      * A [[http://​www.packetfence.org/​download/​zen.html|LiveCD called ZEN (Zero Effort NAC)]] is availble and we would like to test it out.
  
   * [[https://​www.ubnt.com/​unifi/​unifi-ap-ac/​|Ubiquiti Network UniFi-AC]]   * [[https://​www.ubnt.com/​unifi/​unifi-ap-ac/​|Ubiquiti Network UniFi-AC]]
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     * Cost is around $700 for a 3 pack of routers     * Cost is around $700 for a 3 pack of routers
  
 +  * Shielded vs Unshielded Cat6
 +
 +TODO: add links and research
  
 +  * POE switch for access points
 +    * What is 802.1af ​
 +    * Ubiquiti TS-8-PRO ToughSwitch 8 Port Advanced Power Ethernet Controllers
 +    * Ubiquiti TS-5-POE TOUGHSwitch 5 Port Advanced Power Ethernet Controllers