[labnetwork] Wireless Network In Cleanrooms

[John Shott]

Mark

We provide wireless access in our clean room for use of laptops, iPads, smart phones, and similar devices. My guess is that if you don't provide wireless, you'll have a collection of self-installed wireless access points … which will probably cause you more headaches than an "official" installation. 

Clean rooms often provide a challenge in terms of getting good wireless coverage given all of the steel that tends to block good coverage. Note, we also have a collection of wireless sensors that are monitoring a variety of facility utilities. 

To my knowledge, we've never seen problems with wireless signals interfering with equipment. Things like RF supplies and "bang-bang" heater circuits seem to offer greater potential for interference … often by inducing noise on AC lines. 

I would suggest that you add wireless to the list of utilities in you clean room. 

John

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On Jul 25, 2012, at 5:05 PM, "Mark Heiden" <mheiden at engr.ucr.edu> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues, Have any of you implemented wireless networks inside your cleanrooms?
> We are constructing a new facility and I was asked if I wanted wireless installed and my first reaction was why? The clean-bays will already be full of hard line network ports.
> If you are using a wireless network what are you using it for and are there any potential equipment interference issues?
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Mark Heiden 
> UC Riverside 
> Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering 
> NanoFab Cleanroom Manager 
> (951) 827-2551 
> mheiden at engr.ucr.edu
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