Deployment Guide 7
Contents
Chapter 1 Preparing for a WLAN Deployment .............................................13
Assessing Your Requirements .......................................................14
Planning................................................................................14
Upgrading from Existing Wi-Fi...........................................................14
New WLAN Deployment ..................................................................15
Site Surveys ................................................................................16
Budgeting Wi-Fi: The Chicken and Egg Problem......................................17
Planning Tools.........................................................................17
Associated Access Point Costs ......................................................18
Bandwidth Assumptions for Wi-Fi.......................................................18
Overcoming Physical Impediments .....................................................19
Preparing the Wired Network for Wireless............................................21
Operational Considerations .........................................................22
Tuning.......................................................................................22
Troubleshooting ...........................................................................22
Management ...............................................................................22
Deploying with Confidence ..............................................................22
Basic Wi-Fi Concepts .................................................................23
Chapter 2 The HiveAP 20 ag Platform.......................................................27
HiveAP 20 Product Overview........................................................28
Ethernet and Console Ports..............................................................30
Status LEDs.................................................................................31
Antennas....................................................................................32
Mounting the HiveAP 20 .............................................................33
Ceiling Mount ..............................................................................33
Surface Mount .............................................................................34
Device, Power, and Environmental Specifications ..............................35
Chapter 3 The HiveAP 28 Outdoor Platform...............................................37
HiveAP 28 Product Overview........................................................38
Ethernet Port ..............................................................................39
Power Connector..........................................................................40
Antennas....................................................................................41
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