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No worries, happy to help. Joe

Hi Phillip I've PM'd a link you may find useful. Joe

A couple of issues with the above as the information is slightly erroneous; Firstly mixed mode wireless is something that all major vendors have offered for a few years now, including Ruckus, what this means is that clients will run to their maximum potential speed i.e. N clients running at N with G clients running simultaneously at G off an 802.11n Access Point. The limitation to speed is the individual clients chipset and not the rest of the network being slowed to the lowest client speed, Ruckus further enhance clients achieving their maximum potential performance through utilisiing AirTime Fairness and Band Steering: http://www.ruckuswireless.com/asset/watch/276 http://www.ruckuswireless.com/asset/watch/301 With regard to the number of AP's I can see where you are coming from and if you were talking about unmanaged AP's I would agree entirely as channel planning is of paramount importance for more than 3 AP's within range of each other. However, one of the main benefits of a system such as Ruckus is that when utilised with the ZoneDirector controller the AP's channel selection and power output is automated. Ruckus uses a technique called ChannelFly to proactively assess the best channel for each AP to maximise perfomance and limit cross channel contention which leads to packet clashes and therefore problems. http://www.ruckuswireless.com/asset/watch/398 Generally speaking the argument for and against single channel architecture (SCA) v's multichannel channel architecture (MCA) is one that will rumble on for sometime depending on which vendors marketing material you choose to believe. It is worth noting though that only 2 major vendors have gone down the single channel route (Extricom & Meru), where as every other vendor has stuck with the multichannel solution. Below are some links and docs discussing the in's and out's of each method so you can draw your own conclusion: WiFi Debate That Wont Die Single Channel Architecture whitepaper from Aruba.pdf To go back to the OP, some solid trouble shooting shouts there, one thing to check; are you using a PSK, if so are you using TKIP or AES? Thanks, Mark

15 days left and counting to place your order in order to qualify for the bundle pricing. Again, should pre-april financing prove an issue please contact your account manager as we can help with 0% terms for educational facilities.

Hi Edugeekers, No doubt some of you will be looking forward to the Easter break to get cracking on some AV work around the site and since we have stock on a plethora of projector screens we will ship free of charge a projector screen of your choice (subject to availability) with every Projector Bulb Order raised before the 30th April 2013. Some of the screens available include: 180x102cm wall screen 16:9 200x150cm wall screen 4:3 200x114cm wall screen 16:9 240x180cm wall screen 4:3 240x135cm wall screen 16:9 12ft Wall Screen 8ft Wall Screen 7ft Wall Screen So get in touch for some very competitive bulb pricing and to get something to shine on! Please contact your account manager for pricing or CP Ltd

One hopes MYK-IT, one hopes... I know they are releasing a Speedflex App for Android in the not so distant future

Introducing Ruckus' latest App for the iPad (would go nicely with the ZD3000 Bundles including the FOC iPad we are offering currently...): Monitor your ZoneDirector and Wi-Fi deployment directly from your iPad Giving a real-time overview of your wireless network To download visit: Ruckus ZoneDirector Remote Access

Just a reminder to all that time is running out on the bundle deals (aka the sale of the century)- with the bank holiday on the 29th March the last date for order will be Thursday 28th March... Should pre-april financing prove an issue please contact your account manager as we can help with 0% terms.

Not a problem Jo, glad to help.

Hey Jo, At first thought I hadnt heard of Ergotron, then remembered I had seen them pop up before: To be honest £1700 does seem somewhat below market value, the Lapsafe version comes in at over £2k for example. Hope that helps.

Hi Sheridan, should be able to walk you through this, have PM'd. Thank, Mark

Waaaaahhh Trade secrets! I use the Twittersphere for a distraction (and to allow the paper cuts to heal!) J

I like to walk a very fine line between personal/professional with mine. Keeps life interesting! Joe

Hi Gongalong, one word answer- Ruckus... Simply put you don't become the most widely deployed wireless solution within UK education without having a solid system, capable of handling with ease the ultra high density nature of classrooms, with unparallelled reliability and a nice straight forward management system. I will drop you a PM to discuss getting you some demo hardware so you can see for yourself. Thanks, Mark

We are a Ruckus Top Dog Partner and specialist in educational wireless deployments; having supplied, installed and supported Ruckus networks within over 400 educational sites within the UK, Europe and UAE we have a plethora of experience and expertise available. With regard to demo kit and site surveys, not a problem at all, PM me your details and I will arrange the rest. As for the site you referenced; it belongs to another partner- Ruckus' channel centered setup means that they work through partners rather than direct. It is worth mentioning though that not all partners are equal (Top Dog, Big Dog and Small Dog; are accreditation levels based on the volume of hardware supplied, experience with the product range, number of trained staff and ancillary services offered). Questions to ask a potential Ruckus supplier would be the number of trained Ruckus WiSE Guy Engineers they have, direct reference sites (rather than generic case studies) and the number/ availability of demo hardware. Thanks, Mark

Some people just love to nag

Not a problem, will have a quote with you shortly. Thanks,

Hi Jack, We sell a lot of Iiyama Monitors into educational facilities without issue so I would opt for those. The iiyama ProLite T2452MTS-B1 23.6" LED Monitor T2452MTS-B1 is well priced for what it is and is multitouch also. Hope it helps. Chris

Morning Edugeek, The long anticipated Ruckus firmware version 9.5 has arrived, including: • Transmit Beamforming • ZoneFlex 7321 5GHz support • DHCP Relay • Proxy ARP and ARP Broadcast filter (per SSID for tunnel and AP) • Increased Client Count to 512 for 7982 and 7762-AC • Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint™ support (802.11u/Hotspot 2.0) • WMM-AC • Dynamic and Guest VLAN for 802.1X Ethernet ports • Device Policy Enforcement • Customizable Channel Range Control • Increased Encrypted LWAPP Tunnel Throughput • Performance Analysis with RF Pollution • TACACS+ Support for ZoneDirector, Access Points and FlexMaster For access to the firmware download and full details of the update visit CP Ltd Ruckus Support. If you are not a current CP Ruckus support customer please contact your account manager or [email protected] to find out more about the benefits we can offer. Thanks, Mark

Howdy all, and a very HNY. Somewhat of a hot topic of late, whether your site embraces the 'dark side' or (like us) you bash them in public but listen to Chesney Hawkes on our iPods...love them or hate them, they're not going anywhere. So if deploying/allocating/tracking/updating/swinging at students for breaking them is part of your already huge daily grind we thought we'd give you a shout. If your (already Herculean) task of managing School's ICT simply can't stretch to include fixing the darned things, allow us to help. Contact/PM us for any Apple equipment you have that needs fixing, sadly however we can't administer corporal punishment to butter-fingered pupils. Not after the last time.

We can certainly help you out there, I will PM with details. Thanks

ha ha ha nice! Definitely a contender for my favourite @YPLAC Joe

CP Ltd - Ruckus 'Top Dogs' Happy new year Edugeekans, Extended by popular demand, the below offers are valid now for Q1 and additional AP's can be added on without issue, these are simply the base bundles: ZoneDirector 1112 Bundles with 7363 Access Points: • Zone Director 1112 and 6 x Zone Flex 7363 Access Points. This bundle includes licensing for up to 12 Access Points, doubling your AP capacity, free of charge. End User Price: £1,905 • ZoneDirector 1112 with redundant ZD1112 and 6 x Zone Flex 7363 Access Points. This bundle includes licensing for up to 12 Access Points, doubling your AP capacity, free of charge. End User Price: £2,125 ZoneDirector 1112 Bundles with 7982 Access Points: • Zone Director 1112 and 6 x Zone Flex 7982 Access Points. This bundle includes licensing for up to 12 Access Points, doubling your AP capacity, free of charge. End User Price: £3,100 • ZoneDirector 1112 with redundant ZD1112 and 6 x Zone Flex 7982 Access Points. This bundle includes licensing for up to 12 Access Points, doubling your AP capacity free of charge End User Price: £3,310 The ZoneDirector 3050 (which can be upgraded to support up 500 Access Points) allows for a unique CP Ltd offer; any order placed on any of the below bundles will receive a Free iPad 16Gb so you can take advantage of the cutting edge fresh Ruckus Apps: ZoneDirector 3050 Bundles with 7363 Access Points: • Zone Director 3050 and 25 x Zone Flex 7363 Access Points. This bundle includes licensing for up to 50 Access Points End User Price: £9,200 WITH FREE IPAD • ZoneDirector 3050 with redundant ZD3050 and 25 x Zone Flex 7363 Access Points. This bundle includes licensing for up to 50 Access Points End User Price: £11,046 WITH FREE IPAD ZoneDirector 3050 Bundles with 7982 Access Points: • Zone Director 3050 and 25 x Zone Flex 7982 Access Points. This bundle includes licensing for up to 50 Access Points End User Price: £13,985 WITH FREE IPAD • ZoneDirector 3050 with redundant ZD3050 and 25 x Zone Flex 7982 Access Points. This bundle includes licensing for up to 50 Access Points End User Price: £16,030 WITH FREE IPAD As well as all this we will also include 5 years access to CP Ltd's unique Ruckus Support Portal with access to firmware updates, FAQ's and an extensive Knowledge-base for a variety of set ups. For a Free preview of the support portal, please email [email protected] To find out further details of the above offers, arrange free of charge site surveys or discuss which product best suits your sites needs contact your CP Account Manager or email [email protected] Thanks

Err no. It was solely to push us past the number of 'likes' required to obtain analytics. We'll have promo efforts running on both Twitter and FB (as well as our new website) early next year.

Indeed! as well as having an extra 5 minutes per day where you aren't constantly asking yourself why FB has no 'dislike' button!