topic Extreme APs and Power Settings and Site Survey in ExtremeWireless (IQE)

Extreme APs and Power Settings and Site Survey

RobertD1 — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:41:46 GMT

Hello,

If a site survey is carried out prior to installation of Extreme APs, should the power be set to match the radio used for the survey? So, if WiFi0 was used to check 2.4GHz band and had power level 7 dbM should the Extreme APs be configured to use the same power level? The survey identified the quantity of APs to install in each location (a warehouse). Or can they be left as Auto power?

Also, how do you create heat maps for a warehouse where the APs are installed at different heights? There is no floor plan either so effectively all APs are in the same place as far as XIQ is concerned so heat maps will not work I presume in this case.

Thanks,

Rob

Re: Extreme APs and Power Settings and Site Survey

Jan_Reister — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:48:28 GMT

You configure the APs TXPower and channel according to the project, usually. If using Auto RF, configure a custom 3dB power range for each radio (2.4 -6dB usually lower than 5 and 6 GHz).

Maps are essential in managing and troubleshooting a WLAN.

Re: Extreme APs and Power Settings and Site Survey

RobertD1 — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:16:11 GMT

Thanks Jan for your post. Adding APs on floor plans certainly helps. Good to get real time advice so thank you.

Re: Extreme APs and Power Settings and Site Survey

Bartek — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:23:04 GMT

My recommendation is to manually choose channel and power level if possible as a rule of thumb. Is 2.4 GHz band your primary concern or 5 GHz?

Re: Extreme APs and Power Settings and Site Survey

RobertD1 — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:32:25 GMT

2.4GHz is where the critical devices are (old scanners).

Re: Extreme APs and Power Settings and Site Survey

Jan_Reister — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:32:51 GMT

I also prefer manual channel plans, up to a certaing total numer of APs. When you deal with the hundred/thousand numbers, manual channels are hard to manage.

Re: Extreme APs and Power Settings and Site Survey

Bartek — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 07:40:10 GMT

For 2.4 GHz you have three nonoverlapping channels (typically 1, 6 and 11 are used). CCI is pretty much inevitable in 2.4 GHz so try to minimalize it by using in your production network a dedicated 2.4 GHz SSID for those old scanners and 5 GHz for newer devices to keep as low 2.4 GHz wireless clients amount as possible.