High-Power Ceiling Mount Wireless 300N PoE Access Point
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HowtogetthemaximumWi‐Fiperformance?
Therearemanyfactorsthatinfluencethewirelessrangeandspeedyoucanachieve.Somefactorsare
relatedtotheenvironment,othersarerelatedtothesettingsoftheaccesspoint.
EnvironmentalConsiderations
o Adirectlineofsightbetweenaccesspointandwirelessclient
providesbestresults.Obstaclesofanykindwillreducethe
performance.Thatreductioncanbesmall,orquitesevere.
Everythingblockswirelesssignalstoasmallerorlarger
extend.Wood,plasterorglassdon'tinterferemuch,butbrick,
stone,andwater(thinkofthatbigfishtankorwaterpipes)canbemoreproblematic.
Amongtheworstenemiesofawirelesssignalareceramic,concrete,metal,andmirrors,
whichreflectvisiblelightandradiowavesalike.
o Keepthedistancebetweenwirelessclientandaccesspointbelow100feet(30meter)
o Installtheaccesspointontheceilingforbestsignalpropagation.
WirelessSettings
o ChannelSelection:Setthechanneltoavaluethatputsthis
wirelessnetworkatleastfourchannelsapartfromanexisting
wirelessnetworkthatmightbeincloseproximity.Forexample,
ifanotherwirelessnetworkinrangeissettochannel2,then
it’dbebesttosetyourIntellinetaccesspointtochannel6or
higher.Youcansetthechannelhere:
o OutputPower:
TheIntellinetaccesspointshipswiththeoutputpowersettingatmaximum,whichmeans
27dBmfortheUSmarket,and17dBmfortheETSI(EU)region.Thetransmitpower
optioncanbefoundrightunderneaththechannelparameter(seeabove).Youshould
checkandmakesurethatthesettingsissettomaximumforbestsignalstrengthand
coverage.