Wireless Access Point
34 Installing the Wireless AP
Coverage and Capacity Planning
This section considers coverage and capacity for your deployment(s), including
placement options, RF patterns and cell sizes, area calculations, roaming
considerations, and channel allocations.
Placement
Use the following guidelines when considering placement options:
1. The best placement option for the AP is ceiling-mounted within an open
plan environment (cubicles rather than fixed walls).
2. Keep the AP away from electrical devices or appliances that generate RF
noise. Because the AP is generally mounted on ceilings, be aware of its
position relative to lighting (especially fluorescent lighting) — we
recommend maintaining a distance of at least 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters).
Figure 9. Unit Placement
3. If using multiple APs in the same area, maintain a distance of at least
100ft/30m between APs if there is direct line-of-sight between units, or at
least 50ft/15m if a wall or other barrier exists between units.
XR-500/600 Series Integrated Access Points are omni-directional rather than
directional (sectored), and discussions involving sectored radios are not
applicable to these APs.
100 ft/ 30 m
100 ft/ 30 m
100 ft/
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