Commercial Wi-Fi Systems
Wi-Fi service in businesses has become a must for your workers as well as your customers. From wireless coverage for a small office to entire buildings such as hotels, churches or multi-floor office buildings, we can help!
A Wi-Fi system is a series of devices that emit radio signals and are called access points. Access points will have different capabilities and strengths. Using the right mix of access point types and careful planning will produce Wi-fi system that will provide great service.
6 Common failures of Commercial Wi-Fi systems
There are many reasons that a commercial wi-fi system will not meet your expectations and have coverage where you need it. Here are some of the more common problems.
1 Access points placed in the wrong place
If attention to the desired coverage area is overlooked, you may end up with the proper amount of access points but placed in the wrong places. This will cause dead spots where you do not want them and coverage where you don’t need it. Careful placement of access points and attention to desired coverage area is critical in a wireless environment.
2 Not enough access points
If there are not enough access points, in scenario one, parts of desired coverage area will be fine and then other areas will not be covered at all. In the second scenario, the access points cover the desired area but there are too many clients on each access point, the system does not have the capacity to service the devices on the network. Careful planning of number of devices and adequate coverage must be a part of any commercial Wi-Fi plan.
3 Wireless Interference
Interference from other radio systems in the area of your system is a big downfall. The presence of an interfering signal will degrade the experience of the user and the measurement to determine this is called the signal to noise ratio. A high signal to noise ratio is optimal and a low signal-to noise-ratio will cause the system to be inefficient. The design of a system must include careful attention to the radio environment around your system.
4 Lack monitoring and maintenance
If there is a lack of monitoring and maintenance for the system, important details may be missed, and the system may degrade over time. An example of why this happens is equipment that goes down and is not fixed. Good management and monitoring are key to a good wireless system.
5 Initial installation done in a sub-standard manner
If the initial install is not done properly the equipment, wiring or the overall infrastructure could break down and cause problems. Examples of this is wiring that is not terminated correctly and over time degrades. Another example in poor or shoddy mounting of equipment that gets damaged over time.
6 Internet connection for the system is too slow
The wireless system itself may be fine but the internet connection may be too small leaving the clients with slow speeds and a poor wireless experience. Attention to capacity planning must include the internet connection. The proper connection must be a part of any commercial wireless system.
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