We've gone back and forth between using the same SSID and numbered SSIDs (e.g. Hotel Name 1, Hotel Name 2). The benefit to the latter is that it's easier to troubleshoot a broken AP, given that you have a map of room and AP locations. If people in room X can't see the AP with the SSID "Hotel Name 2" even though you know they're right next to it, then you know you have a problem with an AP. You lose the ability for hotel guests to roam without disconnecting, but that probably doesn't happen very often. If all the SSIDs are the same, then you have to get the BSSID somehow to determine which AP they're on or can see.
-Kristian On Wed, 2010-03-03 at 17:41 -0500, Jerry Richardson wrote: > same ssid = yes > same channel = no. use 1, 6, 11 > wds = no > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 3, 2010, at 2:30 PM, "Steve Barnes" <st...@pcswin.com> wrote: > > > I have a hotel that it takes 3 AP to cover well. I am going to use > > 3 MT411 all wired back to a RB450 router for hotspot. I plan to set > > all the 411 to bridged and all the same channel and SSID. Is this > > the best way. Is there any reason to do WDS? > > > > Steve Barnes > > RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service > > > > > > --- > > --- > > --- > > --- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > --- > > --- > > --- > > --- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
