As a comparison, we have dual band radios in all locations. We have disabled
802.11b and enabled band preferencing on all APs. I manually manage radio
transmit power settings and as a general rule, the 5G radio is set to operate
3dbm higher than the 2.4G one. As I type, this is how our network b
We also see low 5GHz uptake (<20% campus-wide). But I think the numbers are
skewed by smartphones which tend to only use 2.4GHz.
We installed dense coverage in two large auditoriums this summers (521 and 420
seats) and in those we were seeing 40% 5GHz uptake by users the first two weeks
of cla
I'm seeing about 10% of our clients using 5 GHz in our ResHalls and
that's about it. I don't have complete 5 GHz deployment across our
campus though, and were I do I still don't see the numbers improving any.
Heath
On 9/25/2011 9:05 AM, Jennifer Francis Wilson wrote:
Anyone happy with the num
Is anyone using the various band steering methods to nudge clients over to
the 5ghz band?
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Brian Helman wrote:
> I think the newer Macs and iOS devices are dual band. The problem is you
> can’t tell them which band to use, so they connect to the strongest sign
We are testing a practice of having the 5GHz N package have a separate
SSID - one with "-N" to try and focus on the higher bandwidth. Results
have been mixed due the issue of seeing the stronger signal as well.
Harry Rauch Sr. Network Analyst Eckerd College 4200 - 54th Ave S St.
Petersburg, FL
Jen,
We see exactly the same on our wifi-networks. For economy class mobile
equipment it'still cheaper to go for 2.4 Ghz radios only + i believe i have
read / heard that 5 Ghz radios are also more battery-consuming.
For students complaining about wlan performance (either face-to-face or via
soc
I think the newer Macs and iOS devices are dual band. The problem is you can't
tell them which band to use, so they connect to the strongest signal.
Unfortunately, that doesn't always mean the "better" signal.
-Brian
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