I've always numbered the AP SSID's. Never tried using same SSID's. Doesnt it cause issues if you do?
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Kristian Hoffmann <kh...@fire2wire.com> wrote: > 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/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
