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<blockquote data-quote="Rob Timmerman" data-source="post: 88254" data-attributes="member: 172"><p>Re: Wireless routers</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>More important than the equipment is proper setup and expectations. If this is mission-critical, run a wire if possible, or have a backup plan (or both). Make sure your applications can deal properly with reduced network bandwidth and high latencies (both are common symptoms of interference).</p><p></p><p>For the most part, RF is RF, and the same considerations apply here as would apply with other wireless equipment. The only difference is that most of the audience is carrying devices that have the potential to interfere with your network.</p><p></p><p>Clean line of sight is going to be your friend, as is proper spectrum coordination (to the extent possible). This means getting the antennas in the air, and this means running a scan to see what else is out there (and choosing your channels appropriately). It also probably means running 5Ghz, as the 2.4Ghz band is rather congested these days. This also means using the proper amount of directionality on your antennas. And just like with the rest of the wireless gear, the cheap stuff isn't worth the headaches. You want the commercial-grade hardware, as Jeff says, from the usual suspects (Cisco, Juniper, Aruba Networks, etc.). I've had decent luck with some prosumer gear from EnGenius for a specific application, but it's unclear how well it would deal with a more hostile environment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rob Timmerman, post: 88254, member: 172"] Re: Wireless routers More important than the equipment is proper setup and expectations. If this is mission-critical, run a wire if possible, or have a backup plan (or both). Make sure your applications can deal properly with reduced network bandwidth and high latencies (both are common symptoms of interference). For the most part, RF is RF, and the same considerations apply here as would apply with other wireless equipment. The only difference is that most of the audience is carrying devices that have the potential to interfere with your network. Clean line of sight is going to be your friend, as is proper spectrum coordination (to the extent possible). This means getting the antennas in the air, and this means running a scan to see what else is out there (and choosing your channels appropriately). It also probably means running 5Ghz, as the 2.4Ghz band is rather congested these days. This also means using the proper amount of directionality on your antennas. And just like with the rest of the wireless gear, the cheap stuff isn't worth the headaches. You want the commercial-grade hardware, as Jeff says, from the usual suspects (Cisco, Juniper, Aruba Networks, etc.). I've had decent luck with some prosumer gear from EnGenius for a specific application, but it's unclear how well it would deal with a more hostile environment. [/QUOTE]
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