How to Choose Suspended Ceiling Tile
Tim Chapel explains the benefits of suspended ceiling tiles, including basic, mid-range, and high-end tiles. Helping you choose the best tiles for your needs. Visit http://www.strictlyceilings.com/...
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By Samara Lynn
Access points (APs) are to the business network what wireless routers are to the home network, adding Wi-Fi to a wired setup.There are differences of course; home routers are also generally the wired hub of your network, and access points offer far more in the way of security and network-management features. And multiple APs can be managed with a controller for centralized administration by IT. For those whose networks hew toward the no-frills side, EnGenius' EAP1750H 802.11ac 3x3 Dual Band Ceiling-Mount Wireless Access Point/WDS ($399) is speedy, if somewhat light on the enterprise features I've seen in other other APs.
Specs The EAP1750H looks like a flying saucer. It's designed to be mounted on the ceiling, and could easily be mistaken for a smoke alarm. In fact,EnGenius strives to make the device indistinguishable from other common office-building appliances.The AP ships with a T-Rail mounting kit, a ceiling wall mount and screw kit, and a mounting bracket. There's also a 12-volt power adapter, RJ-45 cable, and installation guide in the box.
You should have little problem finding a place to mount this AP, since it's fairly compact. It's 6.4 inches in diameter and 1.6 inches tall,weighing in at 9.6 ounces. On the housing are five LEDS for power, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) activity, wireless bands, and network status. There's also a pinhole reset button on the top cover.
Thedual-band AP supports the latest wireless standard, 802.11ac at up to 450Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and up to 1300Mbps at 5GHz. You won't see those theoretical speeds in a real-world office environment, of course, particularly with the many devices that are typically connected at the 2.4GHz frequency, but the EAP1750H is still quite fast, as I'll show below.
Setup and Management Interface To set up the AP, I configured a laptop's network adapter with the same subnet as the AP. Next, I connected the RJ-45 cable from the laptop's network port to the Ethernet port on the AP. Finally, I pointed a browser to the default IP address of the AP and launched the management interface.
The management UI is bare bones; it has no graphics of any kind, just text and dropdown menus for settings. From here, you can set the device to one of three modes. You can run it as an Access Point that creates a WLAN from an existing network (the most common usage). You can put it in WDS AP mode, allowing administrators to use it as part of a Wireless Distribution System to maximize wireless coverage with other APs. The third choice is WDS Bridge mode, which lets you connect two LANs, as long as they aren't too far apart.
I used the AP operating mode. I created a WLAN and enabled both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. I noticed that for the 5GHz band, you can't set up 802.11ac-only mode. The only options are 802.11a/b, 802.11a-only, 802.11n-only, or 802.11ac/n. It isn't much of an issue, however, since many wireless clients still don't support 802.11ac. Chances are you're going to have at least some legacy hardware in your shop for years to come.
The EAP1750H has is a good mix of enterprise encryption options, including 802.1x RADIUS and WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, along with alot of common AP capabilities, including client isolation. When enabled, this disallows clients connected to the AP from communicating with one another for both security and performance reasons. Another common AP feature that the EAP1750Hpossesses is the ability to limit the number of clients that can connect to the network to prevent performance from getting bogged down.
You can also use this EnGenius AP to run a wireless scan for all other neighboring access points and use the information it returns to set the EAP1750H for use on channels that aren't packed with your neighbors' APs. This is a highly useful feature, but it's also a very common one, as are many of this AP's capabilities. It also includes VLAN support (needed for logically segmenting your wireless network for groups of users), SNMP compatibility, VPN pass-through, QoS, and MAC address filtering.
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Isoboard - Nail up Ceiling - Installation Instruction
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Suspended Ceiling Grid Types
Learn about the two main types of suspended ceiling grids and by Tim Chapel, an industry leading professional with 4 million sq ft of ceiling installation experience under his belt. Visit http://ww...
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PLS 360 Laser Level by Pacific Laser Systems
The PLS 360 Laser Level by Pacific lasers is a fully self-leveling tool with a 1 button set up for indoor and outdoor applications. Order your ceiling installation tools from http://www.strictlycei...
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HEALDSBURG, Calif. (KGO) --
Most homeowner's would agree if a work crew damages someone's property, that crew is responsible for fixing it. However as one family found out, proving who's responsible is a different matter for help.
Deborah Bishop said there was water damage done to her wall that was caused by a leak in her roof. The long water mark appeared last winter during a winter storm.
"We were in the office and there was a drip down from the ceiling," Bishop said.
It wasn't until her husband climbed up to clean the gutters that he saw the problem, a big hole in the roof.
Bishop said she has a pretty good idea how the hole got there. A contractor for DISH had been up one the roof to connect Deborah's home for Internet service.
"He had gone up to the roof and then came back in and told me that it would be difficult to go through the roof."
The worker ended up running the cable along the roof and then on the outside of the house.
On the roof itself was mounted this bracket for the Internet.
Deborah's husband did some detective work. The shape of the indent on the roof and the holes matched the bracket
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HEALDSBURG, Calif. (KGO) --
Most homeowner's would agree if a work crew damages someone's property, that crew is responsible for fixing it. However as one family found out, proving who's responsible is a different matter for help.
Deborah Bishop said there was water damage done to her wall that was caused by a leak in her roof. The long water mark appeared last winter during a winter storm.
"We were in the office and there was a drip down from the ceiling," Bishop said.
It wasn't until her husband climbed up to clean the gutters that he saw the problem, a big hole in the roof.
Bishop said she has a pretty good idea how the hole got there. A contractor for DISH had been up one the roof to connect Deborah's home for Internet service.
"He had gone up to the roof and then came back in and told me that it would be difficult to go through the roof."
The worker ended up running the cable along the roof and then on the outside of the house.
On the roof itself was mounted this bracket for the Internet.
Deborah's husband did some detective work. The shape of the indent on the roof and the holes matched the bracket
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7 On Your Side: Construction crew damages woman's roof during installation
Two classrooms at Pivik Elementary School remained out of use this week as workers continue to repair damage from a water fountain that malfunctioned.
Superintendent Timothy Glasspool said Monday that second-graders from two classrooms are attending classes in other rooms in the building, and he expects all students to be back in place by Nov. 3.
We should be 100 percent by next week, Glasspool said.
A total of eight classrooms four on the second floor and four on the first floor were damaged when a water fountain in a sixth-grade classroom malfunctioned, most likely in the evening on Oct. 19, Glasspool said.
Staff members discovered the water situation when they arrived the next day at the building.
Water shot up to the ceiling, down the hallway (outside the sixth-grade classroom) and leaked below to second-grade classrooms, Glasspool said.
Each of the classrooms has a water fountain, faucet and sink, Glasspool said.
Glasspool said ceiling tiles fell and electronic devices, chairs and other furniture, including cubbies where students place coats and book bags, were damaged.
The district does not have a damage estimate.
It will be significant, Glasspool said.
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We have had many requests for installation instructions and/or owner's manuals for certain model ceiling fans. However, in most cases, assembling and installing a fan is very standard. Most fans have very similar parts and therefore are put together in much the same way.
It should be noted that it is recommended the outlet box/and or support be rated for a weight greater than the actual weight of the fan. You also have to factor in the centrifugal force of the rotating blades, and allow for any vibrations, etc. A fan that weighs 25lbs or so is usually recommended to have a support rated for 30-40lbs or more. But in any case, in order to have a legal installation, the fan (and outlet box) should be attached to ceiling joist or rated fan brace. If the outlet box is loose or unsupported you will need to brace it further.
Anyone with a bit of mechanical and electrical aptitude should have no problem installing a fan. However if you are in a situation where there is not already an existing power supply and support, you might want to call a professional if you are not comfortable and knowledgeable working in this area.
1. Some pieces of the fan require assembly before hanging. Attach the blades to the blade brackets. In the case of a downrod fan, slip the canopy over the downrod and attach the downrod to the fan. In the case of a close mount (not hugger) fan, attach the canopy directly to the motor. In some cases you may want to attach the light fitter (should one apply) to the motor before assembly, in other cases it will be easier to attach once the fan is on the ceiling. Some fans also require the switch housing be plugged in and attached. In any case, at this point the fan should consist of 3 or 4 types of pieces: the motor assembly, the mounting bracket, the blades, and, if applicable, the light attachments.
2. Attach the mounting bracket to the fan brace and/or ceiling outlet box.
3. Hang the motor assembly from the mounting bracket. In some cases this will be via a small hook, in other cases the ball on the end of the downrod will fit directly in the bracket. Be sure the groove in the ball lines up with the tab in the bracket and/or canopy.
4. Connect the wires. Refer to the Ceiling Fan Wiring Guide for more information.
5. Attach the canopy to the mounting bracket. In the case of some fans this may be 2 thumbscrews on the bottom, others may have as many as four screws on the side. In close-mount fans and some downrod fans the canopy is load bearing, in other cases it is purely decorative. In downrod fans be sure the ball is (still) lined up with the tab in the bracket/canopy. If the canopy has a decorative ring to cover the screws, attach that.
5a. For hugger fans, attach the motor to the mounting bracket, in most cases with four locknuts (some fans may vary). Attach the motor housing cover to the mounting bracket (usually with four screws).
6. Attach the blades to the motor via the blade brackets. Each blade bracket uses two screws which fit directly to the motor or the flywheel.
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Typically, the halftime show at a sporting event is a spectacle designed to be passively received. Jesse Fleming's version, an absorbing video installation at 356 Mission, inverts the form while retaining some of the format.
The 13-minute piece is projected onto four large screens, facing in all directions, of a Jumbotron-style structure suspended from the ceiling. "The Halftime Show" is a meditation that invites private participation.
Opening frames show pale pink rosebushes from overhead in a slow-motion, sensuous sway. The image rhymes with one that appears shortly after, of another pale, round shape in motion, this time a whirling dervish, all in billowing white, spinning in a rhythmic trance on an urban basketball court.
Fleming's anti-spectacle proceeds at a viscous pace as a montage of scenes, each given a sustained stretch of airtime and accompanied by the aural equivalent, a soundtrack of deep, droning tones. No quick cuts here; no driving beat.
Fleming shows fans in the stands of what seems to be a Clippers game -- now the Jumbotron looks back at them. He shows tourists in Times Square, posing for selfies.
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Spectatorship and self-spectatorship emerge as subtle themes, as do continuous rhythmic motion (wind, waves, dervishes) and roundness (basketballs, a mirrored disco ball, even the bald head of a Buddhist teacher in the final scene).
In this contemplative "Halftime Show," the view, ultimately, is inward, a matter not of attendance, but presence.
356 Mission, 356 S. Mission Road, through Nov. 2. Closed Monday and Tuesday. http://www.356mission.com
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In Jesse Fleming's 'The Halftime Show,' the spectacle is all around us