Planning an Infrastructure Network
This section explains some of the things you need to consider in planning an Infrastructure network. Setting up is a two step process.
1.Install and configure the InstantWave High Rate products
2.Decide the best physical location of the InstantWave High Rate products so as to optimize performance
The following sections give quick guidelines for these two steps. Before we go into detail, the network planner should first decide whether to have a single AP wireless network or a multiple APs network.
Single AP Installation
If you are setting up a simple network with only one AP and a few Stations (a Type 1 or Type 2 network configuration as described in Infrastructure Network, page 4), the installation can be performed painlessly. All you need to do is make sure the AP and all the wireless Stations hold the same “Domain Name” in their configuration.
Adding a new Station to an existing Infrastructure Network is easy. Again, all you need to do is to set the newly added Station’s “Domain Name” to the same as that of the AP’s.
Multiple AP Installation
Install multiple APs in the same network (or Domain) with an overlapping signal (Figure 3)
•Use the same Domain Name
•Enable the roaming function in the Station if roaming is required
Note: A Station will automatically connect to whichever AP in the same domain is offering the best signal
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