Summary: <br> Glenn Cate, CWNE #181, is our special guest who has done many Wi-Fi projects for the non-profit community. He provides his experience and tips on giving back.<br> Wi-Fi has become an expected service throughout our communities. From shopping malls to restaurants to businesses to airports to our homes, we just anticipate using Wi-Fi connections with our smart devices. Yet, there are many organizations that give so much back to our communities that also need Wi-Fi: free health clinics, community service centers, churches and religious organizations, schools and neighborhood centers.<br> The problem usually is not that Wi-Fi is not important, but that these non-profit organizations do not have the skilled resources or financial backing to install Wi-Fi services. So many times, poorly designed Wi-Fi is installed or no Wi-Fi at all is present. WLAN professionals can give back by providing their skill set in helping plan and deploy Wi-Fi for non-profit organizations that give so much to our communities.<br> Projects Glenn Cate has worked on:<br> <br> * Church (three buildings)<br> <br> * Six APs<br> * Server closet<br> * Five 24 port unmanaged switches<br> * Ethernet pulling/punch down.<br> <br> <br> * MS/HS/elementary school of 600+ students (four buildings plus small trailers)<br> <br> * Site survey<br> * Vendor AP comparison<br> * Pulled/punched down Ethernet cables<br> * Deployed APs<br> * Initial cloud configuration<br> * Knowledge transfer.<br> <br> <br> * Several churches<br> <br> * Consultation on Wi-Fi uplift and recommendations<br> <br> <br> * Church(three buildings)<br> <br> * Site survey<br> * Pulled/punched down Ethernet cables<br> * Ethernet drops to offices<br> * Security appliance configuration<br> * AP installation<br> * Fiber run to remote building<br> * Post validation testing<br> * Knowledge transfer.<br> <br> <br> <br> In this episode, Glenn speaks about getting into the project management side of things including talking to directors, steering committees, and technical resources. A question Glenn answers is how do some of non-profits have the funds to pay for enterprise-grade equipment? You’ll be surprised.<br> One question I give to Glenn is what kind of obstacles does he run into while doing the installation? What if the work requires more than just your expertise and manpower?<br> Lastly, why does Glenn provide his expertise and services for free to non-profits? The reason why is important.<br> I hope you enjoy this interview with Glenn Cate. If you have any questions please submit a comment below. You can find Glenn Cate on <a href="https://twitter.com/grcate" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> and on his <a href="https://gcatewifi.wordpress.com/">blog</a>.<br>
