I found a simplistic breakdown of what I was referring to on MetaGeek's website - complete with images. If you cant find open channels, then you want to co-channel (stack). Adjacent-channeling is actually the worst selection.
http://www.metageek.net/support/adjacent-channel-congestion/ -- Espi On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > Unfortunately, our fifteen 1240AG's don't have 5GHz enabled - I'd have > to order the relevant antennas and reconfigure them. That's not likely > to happen. We have two AIR-CAP2602E-A-K9 with full 802.1n capability, > but that's not enough. > > However, I plan to do an informal site survey to see how much of the > 5GHz band is in use.So far it looks OK, but will keep the results in > my back pocket for later use. > > Kurt > > > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think you may be referring to Micheal's post on channel stacking if > not, > > no I was referring to getting off the B, G, and N channels all together > and > > go to A but not all WAP's support A and not all machines have cards > capable > > of using A since it is consider so "old" and troublesome but I found in > > certain cases it is the better choice if it is available to you. > > > > Jon > > > >> Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 19:46:25 -0800 > >> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] wifi in multitenant buildings? > >> From: [email protected] > >> To: [email protected] > > > >> > >> 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 > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > > >
