Should WiFi Access Points Be Hidden?

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Brian Rhodes
May 09, 2023
IPVMU Certified

People on Facebook are ripping on this WAP install, hidden above ceiling tiles:

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******* **, * *** **. **** low-level *************** **** ***** ******* ** much **** *********, ***** *****'* **** touch ** *** ****** *** ******** that *****'* **** *** ****.

*** *** *** ******** *** ********, i.e.:

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** **, ****'* * **** *****! Furthermore, ** **** *********** ******** ** being ***** *** *****?

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Ethan Ace
May 09, 2023

*** ***, ************* ** **** ******* ******* **'* terrible. *** ***, *** ******* **** is ***** ** ***** * *** of ***** **** **** ******. **'* likely *** ***** ** ** * showstopper, *** **'* ***** ** ** an *********** ***** ** ************.

** *** **** ** **** *** AP, ***'** ****** *** ***** *** with ****** ******** *** ***** ********* super ***-******* **** ****:

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** *** ** *************** *** ******* issues... ***-***. ***'** ******* ** * ladder ** ****** *** *****, *** a ****, *** ****.

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Sean Patton
May 10, 2023

*** ********* *** *********** ** **** many/most ********** **-** ************* (******* ** **** ****) ** *** ***** *****-****** ****** access ****** **** ******** ******* *********** as ******** ** **** *** **-** years ***.

** ** *****, * ** *** defending *** ******** ************, *** **** a ***** *********** **********, *** ******* are *** ****. ******* ****** ****** are ********* **-**% **** *********, *** including *** **** ** *** ********, cable, *** ***** ************.

* ***** ***** **** ** ** have *********** *********:

**** ********* **** **** ** ***** increases *** *** "*** *** **** hang *** ******* *** ***** *** ceiling?"

*** ***** ******** **** *** "***, but ** **** **** ** *********** our ****** ****/******* ********."

*** *********** **** **** "** **** be ****, ** **** ******* ****** for *** *********** ** ******* ** above *** ****."

********: "***** *** ** ****** ** install ***** *** ******* ****."

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
May 09, 2023

***... ** ******** ******, *** *** are ********** ***** ** ***. **** would ** ******* **** ******* ***** want ** **** ****.

* **** **** * ******** **********, someone ***'* **** ***** ** *** bypass *** ********

** ****'* ********* ***'** ******* *****, you ****** ** ***** ***.** ******. If **** ********* *** ********** ****** to ********** ** ** ** *** ceiling, * ******* **** ***'* **** much. **'* ****** **** ** ***** the ****** ** ****** *** ***** the ** **.

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Michael Miller
May 09, 2023

****** ** **** ** * ******-***** AP.

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Mason Eddy
May 09, 2023
Pro Video Engineering • IPVMU Certified

**** ****** ****** ****** *** ** hidden ** **** *****. ** ***** such ** * ****** ** ***** business, ****** ** ****** ***** ****** makes *************** **** *********. ******* *** power ** **** ****** ** *** possible, **** ********* *** *** ** is *** * ***** ***** *****.

*******, ** ********** ********* ** ******** high ********, ****** *** ** *** make ** ****** *** ****** ** connect ** *** ******* *** *** cabling. **** **** **** **** *** physical ******* ****** **********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
May 10, 2023

* ***** **** ****** **** **** access ****** *******'* ** ******. ** there *** ******* ******** ***** ******* access ** ** ****** *****, **** really ****** ** ******* ***** ** and/or ******* ** * **** *************/********** company ** **** ***** ********** *******. If ***** ***** ****'* ***** ** eliminate **** ********* ****** ******, ****** the ****** ***** ** ****** ******** through ********* (***** ****** ***'* ********).

** ** *******, *** ******** ***** accessing *** ****** ******* *** *** access ***** ******* ***** ** ****** completely ********* ***** ** *** ******* config.

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