Its OK to single channel-blanket as long as you make certain to have a minimal broadcast strength between APs - the layers of channel use have to be appropriately spaced. Personally, I only do it when absolutely necessary.
-- Espi On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 9:48 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > <snip> > > Per Meru, all AP’s are on the same channels, all AP’s are set to full > > broadcast power > > Uh, when I was reading about WAP deployment, two things popped up: > > o- Don't set your WAPs to full power unless absolutely necessary - > such as when you have to cover a large space with very few WAPs > > o- Don't set your WAPs to the same channel. Instead, as much as > possible, arrange them so that adjacent WAPs use different, > non-overlapping frequencies. It's harder to do in a multi-story > environment, of course, but still doable. > > Your arrangement seems less than optimal. See this, for example: > > http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/wireless-network-routing-with-multiple-access-poin.html > > Kurt > > >
