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Location Based Printing
Message from me@mpking.com
We're piloting a VDI deployment, and I just got blindsided by my server team. I'm looking for some ideas.
This works all well and good in the labs and desktop replacements because it's all subnet based. If "Endpoint X is in Subnet Y, map Printer Z"
We're piloting a VDI deployment, and I just got blindsided by my server team. I'm looking for some ideas.
The VDI deployment has been "sold" to management with location based printing. "It slices, It dices, It knows where you are and will select the appropriate printer for you"
This works all well and good in the labs and desktop replacements because it's all subnet based. If "Endpoint X is in Subnet Y, map Printer Z"
This falls over with a tremendous bang when your using wireless. We're currently using Cisco Wireless, with a couple controllers, with all the access points tunneling the traffic back to the controllers. Means, without fail, almost everyone everywhere has the same address. Especially if you roam to another building, or a different part of big building.
The next big push with VDI is moving to the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and the IPad users are lining up.
So anyone using Cisco Wireless done any sort of location based printing on the wireless? We do own a location appliance. I know that new Aruba feature (AirGroup) is looking mighty tempting right now.
Mike
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Mike,
I think Aruba’s AirGroup will be interesting too when it is finally released. It is currently in alpha status, I believe. According to their tech brief
http://www.arubanetworks.com/pdf/technology/TB_AirGroupWLANServices.pdf
it appears Aruba is initially planning on using AP association for determining location. Perhaps they can incorporate their AP grouping feature so this would work better in dense environments.
At Liberty University, we are an all-Cisco shop but we have found Aruba’s wireless products to be more feature rich and less expensive that Cisco’s offerings. We have also found Aruba’s technical support to be exceptional, especially when compared to our Cisco support experiences with their fat APs.
I know that if there is a feature we absolutely require, Aruba will work with us to develop it. They did that to enable us to offer our IPTV services on our wireless network.
If you start with Aruba’s AirWave product, you can manage Cisco as well as Aruba APs from one management server.
Bruce Osborne
Network Engineer
IT Network Services
(434) 592-4229
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Training Champions for Christ since 1971
From: Mike King [mailto:me@MPKING.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 3:21 PM
Subject: Location Based Printing
We're piloting a VDI deployment, and I just got blindsided by my server team. I'm looking for some ideas.
The VDI deployment has been "sold" to management with location based printing. "It slices, It dices, It knows where you are and will select the appropriate printer for you"
This works all well and good in the labs and desktop replacements because it's all subnet based. If "Endpoint X is in Subnet Y, map Printer Z"
This falls over with a tremendous bang when your using wireless. We're currently using Cisco Wireless, with a couple controllers, with all the access points tunneling the traffic back to the controllers. Means, without fail, almost everyone everywhere has the same address. Especially if you roam to another building, or a different part of big building.
The next big push with VDI is moving to the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and the IPad users are lining up.
So anyone using Cisco Wireless done any sort of location based printing on the wireless? We do own a location appliance. I know that new Aruba feature (AirGroup) is looking mighty tempting right now.
Mike
********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
You don’t have to use CPPM if you are setting up static printers and media devices. There will be AirGroup functionality in the base code. CP will allow dynamic setup such as an AppleTV in a dorm room where only the student who owns it should have access to it.
Tim Cappalli, ACMP CCNA | (802) 626-6456
Office of Information Technology (OIT) | Lyndon
» cappalli@lyndonstate.edu | oit.lyndonstate.edu
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