<div dir="ltr">We've been using OpenMesh (<a href="http://www.open-mesh.com">http://www.open-mesh.com</a>) wifi access points to create good solid low-cost mesh networks with no annual fees in combination with Who's On My WiFi for the stats reporting.<div><br></div><div>WOMW is a pretty simplistic stats solution that does the job decently well and it's hard to beat the price. I completely agree with Anne's assertion that they're been very responsive and helpful. I think it's a small company with maybe four or five people and I think we've had the opportunity to communicate with pretty much all of them by now. They've consistently been very helpful, responsive, and accommodating. They've also seemed to proactively monitor the agents and tend to bug us (in a good way) when they see a problem. </div><div><br><div>Chad</div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>______________________________<br><b>Chad Neeper</b><br><font size="1">Senior Systems Engineer</font><br><br><b>Level 9 Networks</b><br><font size="1">740-548-8070 (voice)<br>866-214-6607 (fax)</font><br><br><font size="1"><i>Full IT/Computer consulting services -- Specialized in libraries and schools</i></font><br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 10:13 AM, <a href="mailto:AKennedy@library.ohio.gov">AKennedy@library.ohio.gov</a> via OPLINTECH <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oplintech@lists.oplin.org" target="_blank">oplintech@lists.oplin.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">You asked about the Who’s on my WiFi (WOMW) program. WOMW Library Edition is a product which monitors and counts the number of devices on a wireless network and provides libraries
with easy to read and/or understand statistical counts. Your library is not required to use this product but it is provided at no cost to through the State Library.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The company has been very responsive to libraries and our reporting needs. They’ll work closely with your IT department to make sure everything is working correctly and work
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 03, 2017 9:33 AM<br>
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