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    • coliverC
      coliver @thwr
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      @thwr said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

      @coliver said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

      Make sure you include the labor in the comparison as well. Hanging new APs can get very costly.

      I guess all the wires are already in place. Shouldn't be too hard to replace them

      Still would be to get someone in a ladder or lift to do the replacement. I've done a 150 AP organization before that was a good week for two people.

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        Markferron @coliver
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        @coliver Definitely something they would like to see. But if I get approved to get something else, I'm working all day and night to get those in and they don't have to pay extra, haha.

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        • thwrT
          thwr @coliver
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          @coliver said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

          @thwr said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

          @coliver said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

          Make sure you include the labor in the comparison as well. Hanging new APs can get very costly.

          I guess all the wires are already in place. Shouldn't be too hard to replace them

          Still would be to get someone in a ladder or lift to do the replacement. I've done a 150 AP organization before that was a good week for two people.

          The question is: Who should climb the ladder? Probably not someone who bills $150+ per hour.

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            Markferron @thwr
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            @thwr said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

            @coliver said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

            @thwr said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

            @coliver said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

            Make sure you include the labor in the comparison as well. Hanging new APs can get very costly.

            I guess all the wires are already in place. Shouldn't be too hard to replace them

            Still would be to get someone in a ladder or lift to do the replacement. I've done a 150 AP organization before that was a good week for two people.

            The question is: Who should climb the ladder? Probably not someone who bills $150+ per hour.

            That'll be me. They're cheap, but I know what I'm worth haha.

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            • thwrT
              thwr @Markferron
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              @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

              @thwr said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

              @coliver said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

              @thwr said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

              @coliver said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

              Make sure you include the labor in the comparison as well. Hanging new APs can get very costly.

              I guess all the wires are already in place. Shouldn't be too hard to replace them

              Still would be to get someone in a ladder or lift to do the replacement. I've done a 150 AP organization before that was a good week for two people.

              The question is: Who should climb the ladder? Probably not someone who bills $150+ per hour.

              That'll be me. They're cheap, but I know what I'm worth haha.

              😉

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                Markferron @thwr
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                @thwr said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                @thwr said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                @coliver said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                @thwr said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                @coliver said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                Make sure you include the labor in the comparison as well. Hanging new APs can get very costly.

                I guess all the wires are already in place. Shouldn't be too hard to replace them

                Still would be to get someone in a ladder or lift to do the replacement. I've done a 150 AP organization before that was a good week for two people.

                The question is: Who should climb the ladder? Probably not someone who bills $150+ per hour.

                That'll be me. They're cheap, but I know what I'm worth haha.

                😉

                One day I'll be worth that...one day...

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                • thwrT
                  thwr @Markferron
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                  @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                  @thwr said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                  @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                  @thwr said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                  @coliver said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                  @thwr said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                  @coliver said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                  Make sure you include the labor in the comparison as well. Hanging new APs can get very costly.

                  I guess all the wires are already in place. Shouldn't be too hard to replace them

                  Still would be to get someone in a ladder or lift to do the replacement. I've done a 150 AP organization before that was a good week for two people.

                  The question is: Who should climb the ladder? Probably not someone who bills $150+ per hour.

                  That'll be me. They're cheap, but I know what I'm worth haha.

                  😉

                  One day I'll be worth that...one day...

                  A smiley? I guess you are already worth one 😛

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                    @jaredbusch said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                    @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                    and keeping the MX400.

                    Why keep it? Clean house totally.

                    I wondered too. Dump that crap.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Markferron
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                      @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                      @jaredbusch He likes the Layer 7 application blocking on the MX. I wanted to bring this up on a separate thread, but since you brought it up :D, I feel like that shouldn't really be an issue right?

                      Why does he like that? Make him put that feature into a dollar value.

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                        Markferron @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                        @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                        @jaredbusch He likes the Layer 7 application blocking on the MX. I wanted to bring this up on a separate thread, but since you brought it up :D, I feel like that shouldn't really be an issue right?

                        Why does he like that? Make him put that feature into a dollar value.

                        I would love to. I'm going to include the price of keeping the MX in my proposal.
                        He says that he likes the ability of the layer 7 application blocking on the MX. But I feel like with appropriate firewall rules I could block those kinds of things, right? Even then the only thing I have under the Layer 7 rules blocks torrenting.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @Markferron
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                          @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                          @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                          @jaredbusch He likes the Layer 7 application blocking on the MX. I wanted to bring this up on a separate thread, but since you brought it up :D, I feel like that shouldn't really be an issue right?

                          Why does he like that? Make him put that feature into a dollar value.

                          I would love to. I'm going to include the price of keeping the MX in my proposal.
                          He says that he likes the ability of the layer 7 application blocking on the MX. But I feel like with appropriate firewall rules I could block those kinds of things, right? Even then the only thing I have under the Layer 7 rules blocks torrenting.

                          Depends, what exactly is he blocking? And why?

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                            Markferron @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                            @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                            @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                            @jaredbusch He likes the Layer 7 application blocking on the MX. I wanted to bring this up on a separate thread, but since you brought it up :D, I feel like that shouldn't really be an issue right?

                            Why does he like that? Make him put that feature into a dollar value.

                            I would love to. I'm going to include the price of keeping the MX in my proposal.
                            He says that he likes the ability of the layer 7 application blocking on the MX. But I feel like with appropriate firewall rules I could block those kinds of things, right? Even then the only thing I have under the Layer 7 rules blocks torrenting.

                            Depends, what exactly is he blocking? And why?

                            We're looking to block things like P2P, adult content, basically anything a school should block.
                            Realistically, wouldn't a Pfsense router with a plugin like Pfblocker, or squidguard block stuff like that? I have a pfsense box at home, but I haven't been messing with plugins like I should.

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                            • dafyreD
                              dafyre
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                              With that campus the size that it is, I would definitely recommend finding something to handle the Layer7 stuff.

                              I'm relatively certain you could drop in Ubiquiti APs, and possibly grab a Palo Alto that could work and still come out cheaper than doing the licenses for the Meraki gear.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @Markferron
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                                @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                                @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                                @markferron said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                                @jaredbusch He likes the Layer 7 application blocking on the MX. I wanted to bring this up on a separate thread, but since you brought it up :D, I feel like that shouldn't really be an issue right?

                                Why does he like that? Make him put that feature into a dollar value.

                                I would love to. I'm going to include the price of keeping the MX in my proposal.
                                He says that he likes the ability of the layer 7 application blocking on the MX. But I feel like with appropriate firewall rules I could block those kinds of things, right? Even then the only thing I have under the Layer 7 rules blocks torrenting.

                                Depends, what exactly is he blocking? And why?

                                We're looking to block things like P2P, adult content, basically anything a school should block.
                                Realistically, wouldn't a Pfsense router with a plugin like Pfblocker, or squidguard block stuff like that? I have a pfsense box at home, but I haven't been messing with plugins like I should.

                                Those are two different kinds of things. One is blocking an app. The other is blocking sites. I’d handle those separately.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
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                                  Consider something like Strongarm.io for blocking content.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
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                                    Ubiquiti firewalls do P2P blocking, just turn it on.

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                                    • JaredBuschJ
                                      JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                                      @scottalanmiller said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                                      Ubiquiti firewalls do P2P blocking, just turn it on.

                                      Not so much

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                                        @jaredbusch said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                                        Ubiquiti firewalls do P2P blocking, just turn it on.

                                        Not so much

                                        It blocks some at least.

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                                        • coliverC
                                          coliver
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                                          Is it a business requirement? Seems like that would need to be something that should be determined prior to paying for it again.

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                                          • JaredBuschJ
                                            JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                                            @jaredbusch said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Licenses for APs and Switches:

                                            Ubiquiti firewalls do P2P blocking, just turn it on.

                                            Not so much

                                            It blocks some at least.

                                            Are you talking about these settings? I’ve not had much luck with it. But it has been a couple years since I tried. I will test it again.
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