3D Printed Tripod Mounts for the BSidesSF NOC
Every year I help run the Network Operations Center (NOC) for BSidesSF, a volunteer-run information security conference in San Francisco. The NOC team builds the entire conference network from scratch in the days before the event and tears it down once it is over. The venue changes year to year, nothing is left behind, and everything has to come down without leaving a mark. The Mounting Problem Most enterprise networking gear assumes a wall, a ceiling tile, or a rack to mount to. A conference venue does not provide any of those in the places where wireless coverage is actually needed. What is available is a pile of photography light stands. They are cheap, tall, and portable. If an access point can be attached to the top of a tripod, coverage can be placed anywhere on the floor. ...