3 years, 2 months ago
How do you set up a WLAN with multiple access points and support roaming between the APs with no interruption in service.
I am about to set up a wireless local area network using three 802.11n wireless access points to ensure coverage throughout a large log house. I want to ensure that any wireless clients will be able to move around the house without any interruption in service by roaming between them.
I am assuming that to accomplish this you must place each access point on a separate non overlapping channel and use the same SSID and encryption scheme on all three and then wireless clients will be able to connect and roam between them no problem.
Is this all that is needed to ensure it works. Is there anything else I would need to configure or consider?
I am assuming that to accomplish this you must place each access point on a separate non overlapping channel and use the same SSID and encryption scheme on all three and then wireless clients will be able to connect and roam between them no problem.
Is this all that is needed to ensure it works. Is there anything else I would need to configure or consider?
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My god man.
Have you purchased the hardware yet ?
If not, I would seriously look what RuckusWireless is cooking.
http://www.ruckuswireless.com/asset/watch/1
http://www.ruckuswireless.com/asset/watch/5
Have you purchased the hardware yet ?
If not, I would seriously look what RuckusWireless is cooking.
http://www.ruckuswireless.com/asset/watch/1
http://www.ruckuswireless.com/asset/watch/5
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Hey xds,
I already have the access points, just haven't set them up yet. Its for my parents house which is very large. We are planning on placing two in the house, and running ethernet underground to a nearby boathouse and placing an AP there as well.
The product you linked looks interesting, but it might be a little bit too complicated for what I want. I just want to use the three access points we have to create the WiFi network.
Basically I want to ensure that coverage between these two areas is strong and if a client is moving about they will automatically "roam" to the nearest AP without an interruption in service. Also want to ensure there is no interference between the APs.
I have to be honest mattix, I never tried it myself, i haven't really had much time to play around with our ruckus devices :(
(shame on me)
When you say overlap by 10% , WHAT _ overlap by 10% ?
Also did you get a chance to atleast watch the two videos i linked to above ?
And
What hardware are you going to be using ?
Theoretically setting all the AP's to the same ESSID SHOULD accomplish your goal., But then again you have to make sure that the advanced settings are the same for each AP. (As far as i know anyways)
I'll try and get back to both of your questions with more substance before the end of the day.
This should prove to be a very interesting setup :0)
I have done some additional research and determined that to accomplish the goals stated in my original questions all you would need to do is set the same SSID on each WLAN Access Point and put the APs on channels that overlap by at least 10%. This should in theory allow a client to move between several APs and automatically connect to the strongest one, without experiencing any interruption in service.
Can anyone confirm this? Has anyone done this with consumer level wireless access points?
Sites I found usefull:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Service_Set
http://books.google.com/books?id=PARCyPSSkF8C&pg=PA294&lpg=PA294&dq=how+to+create+en+extended+service+set&source=bl&ots=BbSoRpXl3m&sig=00CAY4d5YLnxYbHGOuFRghq77LM&hl=en&ei=GLTPSaqVMJ2gtgOr5q2gAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA295,M1
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid7_gci894640,00.html
http://www.wlanbook.com/multiple-ssids/
The setup will be like the mesh shown in the video you linked, only the APs are going to be connected to a switch via ethernet cable, rather then connected wireless to a Root AP.
Do you think this will work?
Hi xds,
Yep I watched both of the videos and the device definitely looks interesting. If I ever do another similar project I will do some further investigation into those devices, but for now I have to do what I can with what I've got ;).
EDIT:
When I say overlap I mean the area of coverage supplied by each AP should overlap with its neighbor AP to provide a zone where it is possible to be in range of both APs equally.
This is to ensure a seamless transition between two APs. Also I think it is necessary for the overlapping coverage APs to be on channels that do not interfere with each other(1,6,and 11, are the only channels that do not interfere with each other).
I think this link kind of demonstrates the overlap:
The hardware I have is:
TRENDnet TEW-637AP 300Mbps Wireless Easy-N-Upgrader
Thanks for your comments!