I agree with the general sentiments here that a proper design is the way to go. One of the biggest challenges we have, especially in the high density areas, is that there is such a thing as too many APs. CCI is a huge issue and you have a massive present right in front of you. Those lath and plaster buildings do a fantastic job of isolating APs (and subsequently interference) from each other. Far too often do I see people doing Wi-Fi designs that don't leverage the 'gift of attenuation' from the environment (building, obstacles, etc). Yes, you will invariably need more APs for this building, but as stated previously, this could end up being a flagship deployment for you due to incredibly awesome isolation and (I bet) a practically nonexistent noise floor. -Sam
On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Jeffrey D. Sessler <[email protected] > wrote: > You have to mount them in-room, and likely every or every-other room > depending on the wall makeup between them. > > > > My campus is made of nothing but plastered walls with metal mesh, > compounded by the internal construction which is mainly reinforced > block/concrete. This was a curse in the early WiFi days when we just wanted > coverage. We’ve long since moved to dense in-room AP deployment and it’s a > huge benefit. It’s the best RF gift imaginable, it just forces a > more-costly design that most desire to use anyway. > > > > Jeff > > > > *From: *"[email protected]" <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV. > EDUCAUSE.EDU> on behalf of John Rodkey <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *"[email protected]" <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV. > EDUCAUSE.EDU> > *Date: *Monday, August 28, 2017 at 9:20 PM > *To: *"[email protected]" <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV. > EDUCAUSE.EDU> > *Subject: *[WIRELESS-LAN] Plastered buildings > > > > How do you deal with buildings that have plaster and fine metal mesh > enclosing them? We have placed access points on the exterior of the > building, but the signal isn't getting through. The rooms all open onto an > outside hallway - there is no common internal hallway. > > > > John Rodkey > > Director of Servers and Networks > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/ > discuss. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/ > discuss. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss.
