General Considerations Regarding Aps - Cisco Aironet 3700 Series Deployment Manual

Cisco Aironet Series 3700 Access Point
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General Considerations Regarding APs

Following are some guidelines to remember regarding all APs:
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Site Survey Sensitivity and SNR
Always try to mount the AP as close to the users as possible for best performance. Be aware of the
environment; for example, hospitals have metal doors and coverage can change when the doors
close. Old buildings can have metal grid work in the plaster or asbestos. Avoid mounting the AP or
antennas near metal objects, as doing so can change the coverage area.
When using the 2.4 GHz frequency, the same 1, 6, and 11 channel scheme is used as the 5 GHz
channel scheme (Figure 66). Avoid putting all of the APs on the same channel, and reuse channels
as you can. See our other deployment guides for more on this topic.
Example of Channel Usage in 2.4 and 5 GHz (Two Channels used if 40 MHz)
Try to determine which clients are going to be used and check the coverage using those clients. For
example, a PDA or Wi-Fi phone might not have the same range as a notebook or tablet.