Guidelines For Roaming - Proxim AP-4000 User Manual
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Introduction
Introduction to Wireless Networking
Guidelines for Roaming
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An AP can only communicate with client devices that support its wireless standard.
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All Access Points must have the same Network Name to support client roaming.
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All workstations with an 802.11 client adapter installed must use either a Network Name of "any" or the same Network Name as the
Access Points that they will roam between. If an AP has Closed System enabled, a client must have the same Network Name as the
Access Point to communicate (see
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All Access Points and clients must have matching security settings to communicate.
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The Access Points' cells should overlap to ensure that there are no gaps in coverage and to ensure that the roaming client will always
have a connection available.
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The coverage area of the 802.11b/g radio is larger than the coverage area of the 802.11a radio. The 802.11b/g radio operates in the
2.4 GHz frequency band; the 802.11a radio operates in the 5 GHz band. Products that operate in the 2.4 GHz band offer greater range
than products that operate in the 5 GHz band.
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An 802.11a or 802.11b/g AP operates at faster data rates than the 802.11b AP. 802.11a and 802.11g products operate at speeds of up to
54 Mbits/sec; 802.11b products operate at speeds of up to 11 Mbits/sec.
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All Access Points in the same vicinity should use a unique, independent channel. By default, the AP automatically scans for available
channels during boot-up but you can also set the channel manually (see
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Access Points that use the same channel should be installed as far away from each other as possible to reduce potential interference.
Broadcast SSID and Closed
System).
Interfaces
for details).
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