Wireless Access

Hi, May I know what is the RF signal transmission distance for AP-585 and AP-587, considering the ideal mode, means no wall attenuation? Wifi is installed in open area.

Please also let me know, how to calculate for other aruba models?

That is not an easy question to answer, as it depends on what capacity and performance you would like to achieve. Clients closer to an AP receive a higher signal strength than clients further away. If you want to 'see' the SSID, you will have a larger distance than if you want to connect to it, or connect at 10 Mbps, or connect at 400 Mbps. It also depends on the configured output power (where the maximum is dependent on the country you deploy the APs), interference, etc. The RF signal transmission distance is really long, but the maximum distance that you can have a good connection is much shorter.

You probably are creating a design, and for creating (predictive) designs many partners (and customers) use commercial tooling (AirMagnet, Ekahau, Hamina to name a few in alphabetical order), or use the RF Planner in Aruba Central, which in general have the AP models included, you just select it from a list, place it on a map, and can view the result with a configurable 'cutoff' signal strength to make your design. Then you can add more APs for more coverage or more capacity, play with scenarios when an AP is unavailable, etc.

If you don't have such tooling, or don't know how to work with them, it's advisable to consult someone who can do that to come up with something that best fits your requirements and budget. There are multiple methods to create a design from guessing (cheapest, least accurate), through modeling, to on-site passive or active surveys (most expensive, most accurate). For open area, modelling may be enough, but having a look at the location (interferers, RF blocking/reflecting structures) may be a good investment.

Hi, May I know what is the RF signal transmission distance for AP-585 and AP-587, considering the ideal mode, means no wall attenuation? Wifi is installed in open area.

Please also let me know, how to calculate for other aruba models?

Thanks Herman for your reply.

I have one more quick question here. can we install the Directional Wireless access point in the ceiling to provide coverage in stairs or directional access points to be installed always on the wall? What will be the best way to provide coverage in the stairs of building, Directional or omni-directional to be used? How much distance between two access points I shall keep, to provide coverage?

That is not an easy question to answer, as it depends on what capacity and performance you would like to achieve. Clients closer to an AP receive a higher signal strength than clients further away. If you want to 'see' the SSID, you will have a larger distance than if you want to connect to it, or connect at 10 Mbps, or connect at 400 Mbps. It also depends on the configured output power (where the maximum is dependent on the country you deploy the APs), interference, etc. The RF signal transmission distance is really long, but the maximum distance that you can have a good connection is much shorter.

You probably are creating a design, and for creating (predictive) designs many partners (and customers) use commercial tooling (AirMagnet, Ekahau, Hamina to name a few in alphabetical order), or use the RF Planner in Aruba Central, which in general have the AP models included, you just select it from a list, place it on a map, and can view the result with a configurable 'cutoff' signal strength to make your design. Then you can add more APs for more coverage or more capacity, play with scenarios when an AP is unavailable, etc.

If you don't have such tooling, or don't know how to work with them, it's advisable to consult someone who can do that to come up with something that best fits your requirements and budget. There are multiple methods to create a design from guessing (cheapest, least accurate), through modeling, to on-site passive or active surveys (most expensive, most accurate). For open area, modelling may be enough, but having a look at the location (interferers, RF blocking/reflecting structures) may be a good investment.

Hi, May I know what is the RF signal transmission distance for AP-585 and AP-587, considering the ideal mode, means no wall attenuation? Wifi is installed in open area.

Please also let me know, how to calculate for other aruba models?