You can use only 3 channels in the same coverage area. You can put 12 AP on the same tower if you plan it right. North - V-POL 60* sectors ch 1,6,11 ; East - H-POL 60* sectors ch 1,6,11 ; South - V-POL 60* sectors ch 1,6,11 ; West - H-POL 60* sectors ch 1,6,11
With some good engineering you can put 36 AP's like this: Each direction have an array like this HI H1 H6 H11 MID V11 V1 V6 LOW H6 H11 H1 Adjust each sectors gain, VBW, FB, etc to match the density -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Shearer Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 1:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Max clients per APPO ? SmartBridge recommended for covering a small community ? I think that Rob Cleminson & I are asking essentially the same questions. What would be sB recommended way of supporting 1000 (or more) users that may within range of an WAP ? I was originally considering just using narrower & narrower focused antennas (ie. omni -> 120' -> 60' -> 30') as the numbers of subscribers increased. But as someone reminded me, there is the limit of 3 non-overlapping channels. I was also planning on component upgrades once conditions warranted (ie. replace 802.11b Bridge connection back to NOC with an 802.11a, or whatever's available then) in order to upgrade the bandwidth capabilities. To tell me that there's a limit of 128 concurrent clients, while understandable, is not heart-warming - I'd rather see a limit of 256, or even higher (ie. 512, 1024). If you need to boost your units CPU & RAM & a 100MB NIC instead of a 10MB NIC, then all I can say is: "Just Do It." - thank you Nike. Bandwidth being used up by those people is a different issue and shouldn't affect the design of the WAP. The only thing I get out of your answer is that I should continue shopping around. Thanks, Steve. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of sB Tech Support Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 1:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Max clients per APPO ? SmartBridge recommended for covering a small community ? Hi Steve, You can have up to 128 client devices associated to an airPoint Pro simultaneously. But in order to have better performance, bandwidth and reduce congestion an average keep it lower numbers which is usually about 50. For the airPoint, the total number of client connectivity is listed in the user guide's FAQ list. We will add into the spec also. Thank You Seeni, SB support -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Shearer Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 1:42 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [smartBridges] Max clients per APPO ? SmartBridge recommended for covering a small community ? Hi all, while I'm new to this list, I did try going thru the archives to find an answer for this, but finally gave up looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack. I see in the specs for the AirBridge, there is a limit of 64 client IPs - but the same spec is not documented for the AirPoint. Q1. How many concurrent mobile WiFi clients can be supported by the AirPointPro Outdoor ? Q2. Also, would you recommend this product line to provide WiFi coverage for a small community ? I'm expecting to create a central site (or network operations center, NOC) which has: - up to 12 AirPoint Total (each one covering 30' of the circle around the building), - a server capable of supporting roaming, optional IPSEC links, RADIUS accounting, - a server for managing subscriber accounts which integrates with the above server, - misc. servers for DNS, DHCP, firewall, etc. - back-end high-speed Internet connection. The NOC would support multiple 'Remote Sites', each with - an AirBridgeTotal that points towards the NOC - an AirPointPro with an omni antenna Q3. There may be times when the NOC is not LOS with the Remote Site - is there any reason why it could not instead be pointed to a nearby RemoteSite which would act as a hoping point ? Thanks, Steve. 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://archives.part-15.org 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://archives.part-15.org 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://archives.part-15.org 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://archives.part-15.org
