Nice article. Much more clear now.
Thanks. Kurt On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
