Deployment; Ap Placement & Guidelines; General Recommendations; Three Sample Solutions To Ap Placement Problems - Alcatel-Lucent Stellar AP Series Deployment & Configuration & Troubleshooting Manual

3 Deployment

3.1 AP Placement & Guidelines

3.1.1 General Recommendations

Position the APs above obstructions.
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Position the APs vertically near the ceiling in the center of each coverage area,
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if possible. APs are designed to be installed vertically, either standing up in a
plenum or hanging from a ceiling, to create the largest coverage area per AP.
Hanging the AP from the ceiling provides the best coverage.
Position APs in locations where users are expected to be. For example, large
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rooms are typically a better location for APs than a hallway.
Place APs no more than 40 meters apart from each other. Placing APs further
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apart almost always results in poor coverage.
Do not mount APs outside buildings.
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Do not mount APs on building perimeter walls unless the operator wants to
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provide coverage outside the building.
Important: Do not mount AP antennas within one meter (3 feet) of any metal
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obstructions. The radio frequency waves from the APs are blocked and/or
reflected by metal objects, such as ducts, conduit, pipes, bookcases, elevator
shafts, stairwells, and walls.

3.1.2 Three Sample Solutions to AP Placement Problems

In the first example, there is a large concrete wall in the middle of one coverage area.
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