General Considerations Regarding Access Points
Figure 59 Site Survey Sensitivity and SNR
General Considerations Regarding Access Points
Following are some guidelines to remember regarding all access points.
1.Always try to mount the AP as close to the users as possible for best performance. Be aware of the environment; for example, hospitals have metal doors, coverage can change when the doors close, old buildings can have metal grid work in the plaster or asbestos. Avoid mounting the AP or antennas near metal objects, as doing so can change the coverage area.
2.When using the 2.4 GHz frequency, the same 1, 6 & 11 channel scheme is used as is the 5 GHz channel scheme (Figure 60). Avoid putting all of the APs on the same channel, and reuse channels as you can. See our other deployment guides for more on this topic.
Figure 60 Example of Channel Usage in 2.4 and 5 GHz (Two Channels used if 40 MHz)
3.Try to determine which clients are going to be used and check the coverage using those clients. For example, a PDA or
Tip Verify coverage using the worst performing clients that you intend to deploy.
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