- Cisco Network Router User's Manual

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CiscoAironetAccessPointDeploymentGuide 
CiscoSystems
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Figure60:SiteSurveySensitivity,RSSI/S NRGuidelines,andSNR
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GeneralGuidelines
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Followingaregeneralguidelinesforallaccesspoints.
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 AlwaystrytomounttheAPasclosetotheusersaspossibleforbestperformance.Beawareof
the environment. For example, if hospitals have metal doors, coverage can change  when the
doors close. Old buildings can have metal grid
 work hidden under plaster or asbestos. Avoid
mountingtheAPorantennasnearmetalobjects,sincethatmayaffect thecoveragearea.
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 Whenusingthe2.4GHzfrequency,thesameone,six,andelevenchannelschemeisusedas in
the 5 GHz channel scheme. (See Fig ure 61.) Avoid
 putting all APs on the same channel, and
reusechannelsifpossible.SeeotherCiscodeploymentguidesformoreonthistopic.
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