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How to extend your client's wireless access point range

Jim Geier, Contributor
04.28.2008
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A common scenario in installing a wireless LAN (WLAN) at a client site is finding that that wireless access point range isn't quite good enough. For example, you may install an access point in a wing of classrooms, and students and teachers have trouble maintaining association with the access point from one particular classroom. In this type of situation, you could try moving the access point to better cover the area, but then you may disrupt access for users in other areas.

One solution to this problem of wireless access point range is to add more hardware in the problem area. However, this requires your client to authorize you to purchase another access point and install the cabling. In addition, you might need to form a distribution system at the clie

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Before installing more access points to increase radio frequency (RF) coverage, consider the following methods for extending the wireless access point range:

One of these approaches should help you successfully extend the range of your client's access point. If not, then you will likely have to install more access points to get the coverage.

About the author
Jim Geier is principal consultant of Wireless-Nets Ltd. and assists companies with the design, implementation and testing of wireless LANs. Jim is author of over a dozen books, including Deploying Voice over Wireless LANs (Cisco Press) and Implementing 802.1X Security Solutions (Wiley).

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