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RE: High School Stadium WIFI

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  • 1.  RE: High School Stadium WIFI

    Posted Oct 25, 2023 10:53 AM

    We are looking to having wireless at our football field.  Admin wants to just install 1 AP so we can have wireless for 50-60 people.  I was wondering what everyone else is doing for wireless at the football stadiums.



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    Larry SImanek
    Systems Network Analyst
    Grossmont Union High School District
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  • 2.  RE: High School Stadium WIFI

    Posted Oct 26, 2023 09:10 AM

    We have a couple of different solutions deployed in our school district. We have 50 schools in the district and about 10 high schools. We typically put an AP in the pressbox for admin or broadcasting to use up top. All of our pressboxes have either a fiber connection or a point to point to get access and either an 8 or 12 port PoE switch. We don't have anything for field access but do deploy some older Aruba 275s off the side of the stadium since some schools have separate parking lots and need to take money via POS devices and need connection. Other schools we use AP 375s to accomplish the same thing. These aren't typically the best solutions since they are omni-directional but it seems to get the job done for what they need. There are also some remote areas like concession stands and ticketing booths that we use either Ubiquiti or Engenius Point to Points to get access to the building and then use a standard campus AP for wireless access. We typically deploy 315s with a power injector for this.


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  • 3.  RE: High School Stadium WIFI

    Posted Oct 26, 2023 10:15 AM

    We opened a new stadium this fall and provided coverage in the press box, concessions, ticket booths. 


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