We use Aruba which does exactly that. We move seamlessly through the office and have no wired PC’s at all.
That Aruba system has been up for almost 2 years now without a minute of downtime. As for lower end AP’s, you would want all the AP’s to have the same SSID, different channels. From: Tom Miller [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 5:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: WAP configurations Don't you need a managed wireless system such as Aruba networks' equipment to allow contiguous connectivity from WAP to WAP? If not you'd need the same SSID and key? Not a wireless expert so I'm really asking for my own education. >>> "N Parr" <[email protected]> 8/17/2009 3:47 PM >>> The previous vendor did it correctly. Why would you want to make users hop on and off different SSID's? That wouldn't be seamless for the clients at all. If they are all the same SSID's and configured identically (other than channel) then the users will attach as they need to based on signal. This is assuming that all the AP's are on the same network. _____ From: Joe Herrmann [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: WAP configurations I have a new client office that I’m currently reviewing the WAP setup at. There are currently 4 WAPs, each in approximately one corner of the building. The previous vendor setup all of these WAPs with the same SSID, but on different channels. His thinking apparently, was that the users could roam easier if they all have the same SSID. I’ve always setup sites with multiple WAPs so each has a unique SSID on a separate channel. I set the preferred WAP in the wireless software they use and the next WAP’s are also listed. They will attempt to always connect to the preferred WAP, but if it isn’t available, get the next from the list that has an acceptable signal. What’s the best practice in your experience when setting up multiple WAP’s? Same SSIDs? Different? Ideally, these users want to walk around the office, go to various conference rooms and always pickup the WAP with the best signal. Thoughts? Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
