UNM Wireless Overview Irteza Rana Adiel Sanchez Network AssistantNetwork Engineer

BASIC NEEDS

WIRELESS NODES

Design for Average user to have 4.8 wireless devices

BANDWITH HUNGRY APPLICATIONS

SMART STATE OF THE ART WIRELESS Providing ac with throughput up to 1Gbps Security & Mobility Redundancy Custom Policy based on client’s needs. Controller based connectivity. Traffic Management Ability to shift routes based on congestion and noise.

CHALLENGES Coverage Management & Security Capacity & Density Limitation Deployment

COVERAGE POOR DENSITY

OLD ADOBE BUILDING

Wireless Coverage

OPEN AREAS Wireless here too!!!

Context Aware User Device Location App/Service Access Control Permit/Deny Blacklist/Whitelist NAT Redirect MANAGEMENT & SECURITY

CLEARPASS ACCESS MANAGEMENT

CLIENT VISIBILITY

STUDENT UNION BUILDING DENSITY

STUDENT UNION BUILDING USERS

UNM WIRELESS DEPLOYMENT

IMPROVING WIRELESS DEPLOYMENTS Adding additional capacity in the dorms this summer 1.Hokona Hall 2.Laguna Hall 3.De Vargas Hall 4.Santa Clara Hall 5.Redondo Village

TOP 10 BULDINGS The following buildings have been identified as the top buildings in need of increased wireless coverage: 1.Bandelier Hall East 2.Economics 3.Mechanical Engineering 4.Mesa Vista Hall 5.Northrop Hall 6.Ortega Hall 7.Regener Hall 8.Scholes Hall 9.Social Sciences 10.SSB

TOP 10 BULDINGS Mesa Vista 2 nd floor

IMPROVING WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING 1.Install and support AC capable access points a)Capable of using the 5GHz spectrum more efficiently allowing for speeds of up to 1.73Gbps to each client 2.Consolidate Lobo-WiFi and Lobo-SEC into one encrypted SSID for students, faculty, and staff 3.Use your Microsoft Active Directory account for wireless authentication 4.Continue to look for more ways to provide a seamless wireless experience for users, regardless of which device they use to connect to the network. 5. Certificate based authentication 802.1x