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    Anyone use Zyxel access points?

    Just thought I would come back and update this post. About 4 months ago I performed the upgrade with all new Zyxel equipment. In recap I was dealing with a six story 107 room hotel/Inn with concrete floors and steel frame construction. The Internet connection is a 50Mb cable internet modem...
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    Anyone use Zyxel access points?

    Thanks for the other vendor to look at. I actually did map the existing network when I installed it a number of years ago. Problem is that it is hard to tell what the signal is like in all of the rooms as I don't really have access to them. The WG302's were tough because they have adjustable...
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    Anyone use Zyxel access points?

    Yes I understand a fair bit about wireless networks. I have been designing and building networking equipment for 30 years. The whole purpose of the controller aspect is that it helps to deal with AP overlap, because it can see the big picture view. With respect to "consumer crap" I have had...
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    Anyone use Zyxel access points?

    Specifically the NWA5123-ni? I have a hotel that I'm upgrading the wireless for. I like the NWA5123 because it is dual radio, has auto channel setup, has an optional external controller and the price. The building has 6 floors and 107 rooms, is standard metal framed construction with...
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    Am I on the right track?

    So looking at the RV042 it looks like it supports only 72 concurrent connections, while that would probably be sufficient it may be cutting it close. With 200 for the FVS336G I can be fairly certain that I won't run into any issues there. I suspect that we are moslty looking at many low...
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    Am I on the right track?

    I have done a site survey (using Ekahau Heat Mapper, great tool for free) and MetaGeek inSSIDer. Also was able to borrow a RF signal analyzer (Agilent FieldFox) to scan for sources of interference. You are correct that I might be able to get by with fewer AP's, I'm trying to plan for the...
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    Am I on the right track?

    Hi, great forum with lots of good information here! I'm in the process of trying to update an existing wireless setup for a fairly large building. It is an Inn with 6 floors and over 100 rooms. Currently the network consists of a (poor) DSL connection to the Internet using a Westhall modem...
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