Spyros,

Really it depends on many factors,
for example if to use 1,6,11, 
really picture:
http://www.airportforwindows.com/scanres.jpg

-Ivan

-----Original Message-----
From: "Spyros Ioakim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 12:57:51 +0300
Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Channels in a building

> 
> My question is mostly theoretical.
> I have signal everywhere on the floor from the AP of each floor.
> But not on a floor on top or below (too much concrete I guess)
> I have already wired the access points to the switch.
> I'm asking if it is better to have all the access points on the same
> channel or distribute them like I have right now (I have 1,6,11,1).
> 
> Spyros
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dimitrios
> Sidiropoulos
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 12:49 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Channels in a building
> 
> Spyro,
> 
> Easy way to test is install AP1 lets say on the 4th floor and then try
> to
> see the coverage with your laptop or even better with the same equipment
> the guest will be using (I assume the hotel will be passing  them to the
> guests?)
> Supposedly the AP will cover the one hallway and the rooms on that wing
> only. But you will have signal on more areas on and off. Depenting on
> the
> antenna used you can determine the coverage.
> 
> Also another usefull setup is to set the first AP in AP mode and the
> other
> three in repeater mode. That way you do not have to worry about cahnnel
> utilization, etc. Unless you are doing file transfer among the guests
> you
> will have no problem passing IP traffic even at the last floor PLUS you
> do
> noth have to wire (cat5) all the floors.
> 
> BTW why do you want to have the same essid ?
> If you do declare the (common) essid of the APs on the clients but not
> the
> ssid the client will connect to any of your APs no matter what channel
> it
> set on.
> 
> 
> Dimitri
> 
> http://www.e-zy.net
> 
> > Ioakim Spyros>
> > I want to ask a question about the channels.
> >
> > I'm deploying 4 access points within a building (1 per floor).
> >
> > My question is: Do I use the same channel to enable roaming or do I
> set
> > them up with different channels each? Are there performance issues if
> I
> > use the same channel? All of the access points connect to the same
> > switch of course.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Spyros
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
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