Provider to install wi-fi from Ethernet for an event in San Francisco
July 18, 2015 5:14 AM Subscribe
Seeking recommendations on a provider who can set up wifi for a small event in a large room in San Francisco that has Ethernet but no wifi.
I'm organising a small-ish (fewer than 100 people) event in San Francisco at a venue that has Ethernet but no wi-fi. I'd like to provide wi-fi for emailing and tweeting during the event. The wifi needs to work in one large room only.
Because I'm based out of the USA I don't have the ability to go to the venue and test out my own hacked-together solution using a wifi router plugged into their Ethernet.
Can anyone recommend experienced providers who can go in (preferably in advance), set up wifi and test it. The venue don't want the responsibility of doing it themselves.
I'm organising a small-ish (fewer than 100 people) event in San Francisco at a venue that has Ethernet but no wi-fi. I'd like to provide wi-fi for emailing and tweeting during the event. The wifi needs to work in one large room only.
Because I'm based out of the USA I don't have the ability to go to the venue and test out my own hacked-together solution using a wifi router plugged into their Ethernet.
Can anyone recommend experienced providers who can go in (preferably in advance), set up wifi and test it. The venue don't want the responsibility of doing it themselves.
Why not just bring your own router? Take it back home to upgrade your home network later. :) Walk into any BB in the city (or Central Computer downtown, 4th/5th and Howard) buy a router, then just setup it up in the room by giving it a name (your event name for SSID) and pick a password. :)
I'd use a travel router (I have one that's also SD Card adapter, battery, firewall and mini N) but it can't handle 100 people.
posted by kschang at 10:17 AM on July 18, 2015
I'd use a travel router (I have one that's also SD Card adapter, battery, firewall and mini N) but it can't handle 100 people.
posted by kschang at 10:17 AM on July 18, 2015
Response by poster: Kschang: thanks for your suggestion but the "why not" is accurately in my original post ("I dont have the ability to go to the venue and test out my own hacked-together solution using a wifi router". And also by Kalessin below your post: "consumer Wifi routers...typically support only 12-20 ..connections"
Looking for recommendations for companies / providers / consultants if possible. Thanks!
posted by skylar at 11:11 AM on July 18, 2015
Looking for recommendations for companies / providers / consultants if possible. Thanks!
posted by skylar at 11:11 AM on July 18, 2015
Is there an A/V company associated with the venue? When I've done events in hotels there's usually a third party who handles projectors, screens and whatnot and the list of services almost always includes (expensive) wifi as an option.
posted by jquinby at 12:41 PM on July 18, 2015
posted by jquinby at 12:41 PM on July 18, 2015
(And if there isn't one, I'd call the closest full service hotel to see who they use.)
posted by jquinby at 12:42 PM on July 18, 2015
posted by jquinby at 12:42 PM on July 18, 2015
Google says...
http://tradeshowinternet.com/eventorganizers
posted by kschang at 3:13 PM on July 18, 2015
http://tradeshowinternet.com/eventorganizers
posted by kschang at 3:13 PM on July 18, 2015
You need more than one WiFi router.
Most can handle no more than 30 / 50 clients tops...
posted by Mac-Expert at 6:11 PM on July 18, 2015
Most can handle no more than 30 / 50 clients tops...
posted by Mac-Expert at 6:11 PM on July 18, 2015
Also remember in the age of smartphones, tablets and laptops 100 people probably means 200 devices.
posted by ridogi at 7:13 AM on July 19, 2015
posted by ridogi at 7:13 AM on July 19, 2015
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posted by Mac-Expert at 6:23 AM on July 18, 2015