OT: Wi Fi Network with multiple access points

[ExREX]

Can anyone recommend someone to help me set up my wifi network with multiple access points (joint by existing ethernet cable)?

[dazza_]

When you have Multiple AP's set the SSID as the same value on all AP's.

If using the 2.4GHz band set your AP's to use channels 1, 6 and 11 as they are the only 3 non overlapping channels. If using 5GHz use channels 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, and 64.

A couple of pic's always helps:




If the AP's are connecting back to a switch where you have wired clients connecting to then it should be pretty straight forward, DHCP should give them necessary IP/DNS settings.

[Lardman]

Originally Posted by ExREX

Can anyone recommend someone to help me set up my wifi network with multiple access points (joint by existing ethernet cable)?

What kind of devices? Easiest thing to do if you have an old router is disable the DHCP (automatic address assignment) and set up a 2nd wireless network with the same passwords. Your devices should generally switch to whichever network has the stronger signal.

If you do that, make sure you plug the ethernet cable into the switch ports and not the internet one on the 2nd router!

[Moocow]

Originally Posted by Lardman

Your devices should generally switch to whichever network has the stronger signal.

in a perfect world, but each manufacture has different thresholds of signal quality before they jump to another signal.

what devices are you planning on using? how many clients do you have and what type of clients? 802.11a/b/g/n?

what type of switch do you have? integrated router/modem,Managed/non-managed, 100mb or Gigabit?
what router do you have?
what is issuing DHCP on your network?

1. connect all access points to switch via network cable. I generally give my infrastructure devices fixed IP addresses.
2. Configure your router or switch as a DHCP server.
3. configure wireless SSID and security the same on all access points
4. configure wireless channels as stated above by Dazza.
5. test.

Example;

Router<----------->Network Switch<------------>Access Points
or
Router/integrated network switch<------------>Access Points

Router acts as DHCP Server - IP Address 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0
Switch - IP Address 192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0
Access Point #1 - IP Address 192.168.0.3/255.255.255.0
Access Point #2 - IP Address 192.168.0.4/255.255.255.0

DHCP Scope range - 192.168.0.10 - 192.168.0.254
mask - 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway - 192.168.0.1
DNS - 192.168.0.1

Hope this helps.

[garrathj]

I found this helpful when I did mine a couple of weeks back.
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/Config...eeRoaming.aspx

[pavo335]

Faaaarrrrkkk and to think I got a headache from trying to read the meth install docs, this is puting me into a coma.

[ReyT]

Originally Posted by pavo335

Faaaarrrrkkk and to think I got a headache from trying to read the meth install docs, this is puting me into a coma.

hang on aren't you in the information system industry

[pavo335]

Originally Posted by ReyT

hang on aren't you in the information system industry

have you seen dilbert

[ReyT]

Originally Posted by pavo335

have you seen dilbert

[Harlequin]

Get one of these:



And a bunch of these:



The Controller is about $1300 and the APs are about $12,000 for a pack of 10.









... Just kidding.... but it would solve your problems

[Moocow]

Originally Posted by Harlequin

... Just kidding.... but it would solve your problems

not really, he'd still need a POE switch to plug em into!

[ReyT]

Originally Posted by Harlequin

... Just kidding.... but it would solve your problems

holy moly you are alive!

btw we have those cisco AP at work and they are awesome

[Harlequin]

Yeah... I live... Been ridiculously busy at work... I notice that you did a bad thing and as a result, have a new account

[dontask]

For a home network, its pretty simple to buy some cheap Cisco routers, flash them with DD-WRT, then run them in bridged mode. You won't even need to connect them via an ethernet cable.

Step 1) Buy 2 x DD-WRT compatible routers. Possible: http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2

Step 2) Flash with DD-WRT. www.dd-wrt.com

Step 3) Setup wireless bridging: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Bridge

[mcmn]

dontask +1

I'd get the TPLINK TL-WDR4300 N750 $109 bucks on ebay.

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

Originally Posted by mcmn

dontask +1

I'd get the TPLINK TL-WDR4300 N750 $109 bucks on ebay.

OT: but paul do you want this OCC ?

[ExREX]

All good technical wisdom but i think i need someone to do this for me. Anyone have a tech person they recomment to set up for me?

[pavo335]

Originally Posted by ExREX

All good technical wisdom but i think i need someone to do this for me. Anyone have a tech person they recomment to set up for me?

sounds pretty simple to me, shit there's even pictures to follow. Come on dude give it a crack, whats the worst that could happen

[mcmn]

Originally Posted by bmroxm5

OT: but paul do you want this OCC ?

YES!!! Sorry I completely forgot - when can I pick it up? Can I paypal you?

[mcmn]

Originally Posted by ExREX

All good technical wisdom but i think i need someone to do this for me. Anyone have a tech person they recomment to set up for me?

Where do you live in sydney?

[ExREX]

Originally Posted by mcmn

Where do you live in sydney?

lower north shore