That all makes sense. What other technologies, besides wireless lan controllers, would make it possible to roam from ap to ap?
Dan. On Dec 18, 2007 8:17 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > > If I copy this configuration to my other ap's in the building will a > > client(notebook) automatically roam from ap to ap without getting > > disconnected? > > not without using other technologies - as each AP runs the authentication > so your client needs to reauthenticate when associating with each AP > > > Do you have 802.11a clients or is the 802.11a radio used for something > else? > > How would I setup the AP so there is a minimum signal level that is > > allowed? eg, if a user is outside the building and still connected that > it > > won't work if the users device is say past -75db... > > you can start off by using the 'speed' command to select the supported > connection rates - but a decent antennae may negate the 'security' of > such a setup. personally i feel that WPA2 is strong enough that it doesnt > matter if the signal can be received from further away. you could also > turn down the power of the antennae (antenna gain) - but, once again, that > will affect how your own users will receive the wireless. place > a decent zinc/neodynium mesh or somesuch in your wall cavities - there > are some papers out there describing such blocking methods. > > > Also, I accidentally ordered LWAPP's and I have converted them back to > > autonomous ap's. Is there any difference between a converted one vs a > > bought autonomous ap? > > apart from how it appears in CDP, inventory lists and its bootloader? > no functional difference as far as i'm aware. > > alan > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
