Smart man. .. don't need the headaches.. On Wed, Jan 13, 2021, 9:17 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
> I wont even get involved in "wifi" solutions of any scale here. Boss > doesnt want to do legitimate surveys, just wants to sell APs. What i push > sales on, i either know the layout and demand, or tell the people that > without a legitimate survey that im not the contact for support. And i wont > do more than 4 APs period if theres not a legitmate survey > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2021, 9:24 PM Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I have done several site surveys for very large Warehouses with great >> success...I set up a test AP on tripod and take readings throughout the >> entire place. >> Based on signal penetration and quality , I can figure how many APs will >> do the trick ...most of these have been Cisco APs (user preference) or >> UniFi units (my recommendation) ... >> All of these have been for bar code scanners and tablets...I recommend >> dual band units....using the heat map technique works well... >> You will not need as many APs as Cisco seems to recommend for >> everything...in one warehouse there recommended 45 units .. 16 did the >> trick. >> >> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021, 7:46 PM Daniel White <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> With warehouses it is rarely the vendor that is the issue... rather it >>> is the placement and type of APs you are utilizing. >>> >>> I'd almost guarantee whatever issues they are facing are because they >>> are using omni-directional APs. Narrow sectors are typically what you want >>> to utilize. >>> >>> When Ruckus was the beam-forming kings back in the 802.11g and 802.11n >>> days they excelled in these deployments... but to my knowledge they don't >>> necessarily have a leg up now over any other enterprise platform. >>> >>> Before ripping and replacing AP's... I'd recommend your friend gets >>> someone in there familiar with warehouse WiFi design. It is a very >>> different animal than designing WiFi for houses, MDUs, and commercial >>> buildings. >>> >>> [image: photograph] >>> Daniel White >>> Co-Founder >>> phone: +1 (702) 470-2770 >>> direct: +1 (702) 470-2766 >>> >>> Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> >>> January 12, 2021 at 11:05 >>> I have a friend that manages a 10 acre warehouse. He has about 100 >>> unify AP pros in there and is asking if there is a better solution. >>> >>> I told him that I thought the Unify AP Pros were pretty good stuff but >>> there is a lot of stuff out there. I remember using Rukus for AnimalFarm >>> shows. >>> >>> What might be better. By better I would think fewer APs, stronger more >>> reliable signals etc. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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