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Using a wireless network

Using multiple access points

FortiWiFi-60 Installation Guide
To avoid RF interference:
• Remove these devices from the immediate area where users are working.
Something as simple as a Bluetooth enabled mouse may cause transmission
interruptions.
• Keep the FortiWiFi-60 AP and wireless devices at least 10 feet away from
appliances such as microwave ovens and cordless phones.
• If you must have a cordless phone, select one that does not use the 2.4GHz
frequency range.
• Consider more FortiWiFi-60 APs to help strengthen the signal. The weaker the
signal, the slower the transmission will be as it tries to compete against other
wireless devices.
• Set a channel that users and FortiWiFi-60 APs will specifically use can improve the
signal quality.
If you cannot avoid some of these impediments due to the shape of the office or
building materials used, you may need to use multiple FortiWiFi-60 APs to help
distribute the radio signal around the room.
FortiWiFi-60 APs within a uniquely shaped office space helps to distribute signals
around the area.
Figure 10: Using multiple APs to provide a constant strong signal
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This sample office has washrooms, stairwell and an elevator shaft in the center of the
building, making it impossible to use a single FortiWiFi-60 AP effectively. The elevator
shaft and multiple metal stalls in the washrooms can cause signal degradation.
However, placing a FortiWiFi-60 AP in opposite corners of the office provides
maximum coverage.
When using multiple APs, each FortiWiFi-60 AP should be set to a different channel to
avoid interference in areas where signals from both FortiWiFi-60 devices can be
received.
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Stairs
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Setting up a wireless network
shows how positioning two
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