Philips IntelliVue Telemetry System Infrastructure - Access Point Placement Guidelines

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Chapter 2: Planning Your ITS Deployment
Figure 2-8 shows a multiple, linear Core AP deployment.
Figure 2-9 shows a multiple, interleaved Core AP deployment.
Figure 2-10 shows 1.4 GHz ITS Standard APs and Core APs deployed together.
Access Point
Placement
Guidelines
Note the following important guidelines when locating ITS Access Points:
• AP antennas must be more than four inches (10 cm) away from metal
structures. If the antennas are too close to the structure, antenna performance
can be degraded.
• Each ITS Standard Access Point can handle communication with up to 18
wireless clients (patient-worn transceivers or bedside monitors).
• A Core AP alone supports 18 wireless clients. When used with a single RA, the
Core AP supports nine wireless clients and its connected RA supports nine
wireless clients (9+9=18). When used with two RAs, the Core AP supports six
wireless clients and its connected RAs each support six wireless clients
(6+6+6=18).
Figure 2-8: Linear Multiple Core AP Deployment
Figure 2-9: Interleaved Multiple Core AP Deployment
Figure 2-10: Mixed Standard and Core AP Deployment