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  • 10-02-2012 1:10am
    #1
    unnameduser
    Registered Users Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭


    Hi there,

    Looking for a quick bit of advice from fellow techies.

    I'm looking for wireless equipment recommendations for 2 wireless situations.

    1) I'm placing a few wireless access points in a building. I've picked out 3 strategic locations and am looking for advice on which wireless access point to purchase. Looking for Wireless N with good indoor range at a reasonable price. The market is flooded with access points and a lot of them are pretty poor. I usually use Buffalo access points but am open to new suggestions.

    2) A wireless sender/receiver pair that will send internet connection from one wired building to another wirelessly. Distance is unbroken 50m (but allow for extra)

    Thanks in advance.
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    rolion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭rolion


    What kind of traffic shape,origin,destination !?
    How many devices ?
    Do you need coverage (large area of wireless cover) or distribution (less area covered but better speeds and connection) !?

    Run a full WiFi spectrum analysis,you 'll be surprised to see what and how many ssid you'll find !

    My best educated guess is to go for Linksys / Cisco,one main central AP in hub config back to main switch,then others installed as repeaters !
    Another set of Cisco in pair for external APs,with good signal external antennas ,in point-to-point mode!
    Then the QoS,VLan,Security,WiFi auto-channel comes as default...
    Make sure that you set for N but older devices will lose connection,so you have to drop to b/g.

    Is not only the brand of the APs,but mainly the back connection,coverage,distribution,security,VLans,microwave,DECT phones,another WiFi networks,Main Powerlines beside APs,user expectation,bad user's habit,bad traffic management...


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    LumpyGravy
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭LumpyGravy


    Dont forget RADIUS if you have a lot of users, setting up wpa key on a bunch of pc's is a pia.


    Have a look at Engenius' ap's, http://www.engeniustech.com/ they have a range of high powered outdoors boxes and also the nifty little ones that look like smoke detectors and are PoE compatible which means no extra cables.


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    rolion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭rolion


    i think the reply is bouncing somewhere between the WAPs...lost in the Expansion... :)


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