Chapter 2 Installation
Installation Guidelines
Minimal Overlap Coverage Option
By arranging the access points so that the overlap in a coverage area is minimized, a large area can be covered with minimal cost (see Figure 2-1). The total bandwidth available to each wireless client device depends on the amount of data each mobile station needs to transfer and the number of stations located in each cell. Seamless roaming is supported as a client device moves in and out of range of each access point, thereby maintaining a constant connection to the wired LAN. Each device in the radio network must be configured with the same SSID to provide roaming capability.
Figure 2-1 Minimal Overlap Coverage Option
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Multiple Overlapping Networks Coverage Option
Multiple networks can operate in the same vicinity (see Figure 2-2). The architecture provides multiple channels that can exist in the same area with virtually no interference to each other. In this mode, each system must be configured with different SSIDs and different channels, which may (depending on configurations) prevent clients from roaming to access points of a different wireless network.
Figure 2-2 Multiple Overlapping Networks Coverage Option
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