Re: What is consider as an overkill for Wireless Set up
- From: "kj [SBS MVP]" <KevinJ.SBS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 10:24:46 -0700
Owen Williams [SBS MVP] wrote:
In article <estC1S2ZIHA.1208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, hmooc@xxxxxxxxxx
says...
I would like to know what model is consider as an overkill in terms
of installing AP in the office. I got couple of inputs and so I am
being thrown left right and centre on which one to try. I am only
asking to get feedbacks because the vendor will not take back the
access point once the box is open.
I got to install the AP in a new office with about 4 glasses offices.
Everything is pretty much open space. There will be about 13 - 15
people the most in the office. The office is about 2008 square feet.
Which AP would you recommend?
http://www.cdw.ca/shop/products/specs.aspx?EDC=1361652&cm_sp=Product-_-Specs-_-Main+Tab
http://www.hp.com/rnd/products/wireless/ProCurve_Access_Point_530/overvi
ew.htm?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
I don't know what "about 4 glasses offices" means, but if all 13-15
people will be in a 2008 sq ft open office, coverage (having enough
signal strength) as such should not be a major issue.
What you need to think about is that wireless is a shared medium,
comparable to using an Ethernet hub rather than a switch with wired
connections. Depending on how the wireless computers will use the
network, you may need more than one WAP. Basic e-mail and file & print
should not be a problem, but if there will be a lot of streaming media
or frequent large file downloads, you could have a performance
problem.
Provided the WAP does the job, I am hardware-agnostic. I work
exclusively with very small organizations and have had good
experiences with several types of WAPs. I nearly always use a
wireless router reconfigured as a WAP - a very each change - because
they are usually easier to find and often less expensive.
I agree with kj about the automatic channel selection, but you no
longer need a "high-end" (= higher cost) WAP to get this; it has
become a common feature in many modern WAPs and wireless routers.
Ah, thanks for the market product refresh Owen. A welcome feature indeed for
the increasingly crowded 2.4GHZ band.
One device I have had good experiences with is the D-Link DIR-655:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127215&Tpk=DIR-
655
This does NOT include the other capabilities kj mentions, such as VLAN
and multiple SSIDs. Those _can_ be useful in specific circumstances.
For an open office you will probably want to mount whatever device you
select - or at least its antenna(s) - at the ceiling to get the best
coverage.
-- Owen Williams (SBS MVP)
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/kj
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