Spyros, Really it depends on many factors, for example if to use 1,6,11, really picture: http://www.airportforwindows.com/scanres.jpg
-Ivan -----Original Message----- From: "Spyros Ioakim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 12:57:51 +0300 Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Channels in a building > > My question is mostly theoretical. > I have signal everywhere on the floor from the AP of each floor. > But not on a floor on top or below (too much concrete I guess) > I have already wired the access points to the switch. > I'm asking if it is better to have all the access points on the same > channel or distribute them like I have right now (I have 1,6,11,1). > > Spyros > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dimitrios > Sidiropoulos > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 12:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Channels in a building > > Spyro, > > Easy way to test is install AP1 lets say on the 4th floor and then try > to > see the coverage with your laptop or even better with the same equipment > the guest will be using (I assume the hotel will be passing them to the > guests?) > Supposedly the AP will cover the one hallway and the rooms on that wing > only. But you will have signal on more areas on and off. Depenting on > the > antenna used you can determine the coverage. > > Also another usefull setup is to set the first AP in AP mode and the > other > three in repeater mode. That way you do not have to worry about cahnnel > utilization, etc. Unless you are doing file transfer among the guests > you > will have no problem passing IP traffic even at the last floor PLUS you > do > noth have to wire (cat5) all the floors. > > BTW why do you want to have the same essid ? > If you do declare the (common) essid of the APs on the clients but not > the > ssid the client will connect to any of your APs no matter what channel > it > set on. > > > Dimitri > > http://www.e-zy.net > > > Ioakim Spyros> > > I want to ask a question about the channels. > > > > I'm deploying 4 access points within a building (1 per floor). > > > > My question is: Do I use the same channel to enable roaming or do I > set > > them up with different channels each? Are there performance issues if > I > > use the same channel? All of the access points connect to the same > > switch of course. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Spyros > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges > <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://198.63.203.6 > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://198.63.203.6
