CiscoAironetAccessPointDeploymentGuide
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QuestionsandAnswers
Q1:WhichAPisbestformanufacturingandwarehouseareas?
A1:Ingeneral,theAP2600eortheAP3600eisthefirstchoicebecausetheseexternalantennamodels
have the highest operating temperature range‐20 to 55°C. The AP 1600 can also be used but has a
slightly lower
operating temperature‐20 to 50°C. If temperature is not a concern, use an internal
antennamodel(AP1600i,2600i,and3600i).
Q2:Whatif IaminacountrywheretheregulatoryagencymaynotapprovetheAPtobeusedoutdoors
becauseofUNII‐1bandrestrictions?WhatifI
wishtousehighergainantennas?
A2: Consider the Cisco Mesh products (1550 Series) or look for access points ending in “P” (for
professionalinstall),suchasthe3502PSeriesorCiscooutdoorbridgingproducts.
Q3:WhichAPisbestforhigh‐densitydeployments?
A3: Boththe AP2600 and
the AP 3600 have virtuallyidentical AP density for coverage‐based design.
Capacity‐baseddesign(smallercel ls)yieldsaslightly higheraveragecellcapacitywiththeAP3600when
using3SSdevicesandyieldsanevenhigherdensitywhenusingtheoptional802.11acmodule.
Q4:CiscohasanewerPower
Injector(AIR‐PWR‐INJ5).Howisthisdifferentfromthe(AIR‐PWR‐INJ4)?
A4:ThenewerAIR‐PWR‐INJ5isan802.3af(15.4Winjector).Itisalow costinjectorforusewiththeAP
1600and theAP 2600and canalso beused withthe AP3600 without
the optionalmodule. TheAIR‐
PWR‐INJ4isamorepowerfulinjectordesignedtoworkwiththeAP3600withoptionalmodules.
Q5:CanindustrialwirelessmotionorsmokedetectorscauseWLANinterference?
A5:Yes, someproducts suchas UnitedTechnologies DD475and OptexMX‐50 operateinthe2.4
GHz
bandasdootherwirelesschimes,cameras,andindustrialequipmentfromothermanufacturers.
Q6:Anyotherthoughtswheninstallingwirelessaccesspoints?
A6:Whendeployingwirelessinstallations,keepthefollowingguidelinesinmind:
PlacetheAPasreasonablyclosetotheactualusersaspossible.
Makesure
youhavecoverage(toaknownrequirement),andcompensatefornullsordead
spots,regardlessofwhatproductyouchoosetodeploy.Conductasitesurvey.
Basetheinstallationsonlessonslearnedfromthesitesurvey.Thebetterthesurvey,theless
likelyconnectivityproblemswilloccur.
Cisco
hasanAdvancedServicesteamthatcanperformWLANsurv eys orhelpwiththewireless
designifaCiscopartnerisnotavailableorabletodosame.
Whenpossible,usetheCiscobrandantennaslistedinthisguide.Theyhaveorangebands.
Donotmountantennasagainstmetal
objects.Antennasworkbestwhenthereareno
obstructionsinthepath.
TheAP1600,2600,and3600arenotweatherproofandhaveanIPratingof40.