Ah - let me rephrase to see if I understand you correctly. Keep all of our WAPs on the same frequency/band, but vary radio power so that there isn't overlap between them.
Does that sound correct? That would seem to make a comprehensive site survey pretty much mandatory. Kurt On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 8:19 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > By stacking, I mean using the same channel (co-channeling) with the same > SSID - with adequate signal dBm buffering in-between (preferably at least 30 > dBm) - just as you would when avoiding other wifi overlapping networks - but > now you are doing it to your own APs. You can still achieve excellent > bandwidth with proper stacking. > > I think Meru refers to this methodology within their technology architecture > as "layering". I've always called it stacking - but that might be > old-school - I dunno. I think some people also call it channel blanketing. > Or, maybe I'm just in my own world on this one. You usually see protocol > channel-stacking/blanketing/whatever in AP dense environments, like hotels, > where the logistics of 1-6-11 are difficult to map in a 3-dimensional space > - so you stack areas all on the same channel - giving an appropriate > distance or power tweak in order to balance the dBm buffer between them. > instead of 1-6-11 per AP, you do it per stacked area, with the same 1-6-11 > methodology used in an area-wide scale. > > 1-6-11 per AP is of much easier, as so much of possible interference issues > have no effect and don't matter. But, channel stacking can work perfectly > fine too when implemented properly. > > HTH and doesn't sound too ridiculous. > > -- > Espi > > > > On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 7:46 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I presume by channel stacking you mean selecting channels for our WAPs >> that have least overlap with the closest of their WAPs - say, if >> they're doing 11, make sure that the closest ones we have are either 6 >> or 1, etc. >> >> Am I understanding you correctly? >> >> Kurt >> >> On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 7:11 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: >> > If you have dual band Wi-Fi's on the systems and if the Cisco units >> > support >> > it you might want to try switching to A instead of using B, G or N. I >> > know >> > a lot of if's but it should help and your neighbors would most likely >> > not >> > even see your signal (A band anyway). Other than that go with Micheal's >> > suggestion start the conversation with the building owner and get them >> > involved before you go to the neighbors. >> > >> > Jon >> > >> >> Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 18:05:32 -0800 >> >> Subject: [NTSysADM] wifi in multitenant buildings? >> >> From: [email protected] >> >> To: [email protected] >> > >> >> >> >> All, >> >> >> >> I can't remember if I've asked this before - it's certainly been on my >> >> mind a bit lately. >> >> >> >> Until recently, we've been the main tenant in a medium-sized three >> >> story building, taking up most of the first floor, and all of the >> >> second floor, with a tenant occupying the north half of the third >> >> floor. (it's about 190,000sqft, of which we occupy around >> >> 100,000sqft). >> >> >> >> Now there are new tenants on the 1st floor, and the tenant on the >> >> third floor has expanded to both sides of the building, and they've >> >> each mounted their own wifi infrastructure - very understandable. >> >> >> >> However, the tenant on the 3rd floor seems to have completely revamped >> >> their infrastructure (they used to use Cisco) and have turned up the >> >> power quite a bit on their new Meraki units, and I'm starting get >> >> reports of our staff having a hard time connecting to our WAPs. >> >> >> >> We have 17 Cisco units (15x1240AG, and two newer units - I can't >> >> remember which model off the top of my head). >> >> >> >> It looks as if the 3rd floor tenant has a minimum of 9 Meraki units on >> >> the South side of the building - I haven't yet surveyed the North >> >> side. >> >> >> >> I'm looking online for strategies for managing wireless in this kind >> >> of environment, and not seeing much - probably using the wrong search >> >> terms. >> >> >> >> Aside from working with the landlord (which I plan on doing once I >> >> have a bit more understanding under my belt), what strategies >> >> (technical and business) have you seen employed to make such an >> >> environment "livable"? >> >> >> >> I'm pretty sure that simply turning up the power on our WAPs isn't >> >> going to be a winning strategy - it's probably just start a wifi war, >> >> and I'd prefer to avoid that. >> >> >> >> Kurt >> >> >> >> >> >> >
