On 18 Jul 2005 22:06:13 -0700, "Gold Key Technology Solutions"
<osteochondroma@gmail.com> wrote:
>I am a small solution providor in central Texas and am putting together
>a bid for wiring a new hotel in my area. My question is, what wireless
>access points should I use to provide maximum coverage in that type of
>structure ?
Sigh. How big a hotel? How many units? What type of construction?
How many sq ft? What type of layout? What level of service? What
areas are to be covered? Indoor, outdoor, or both. Conference room?
Convention center? Any local interference? Any planned municipal
networks? Site survey? What's the budget?
Most hotels do NOT cover every single room with wireless. They mostly
have wireless in the public areas and wired in the rooms. Those that
do offer wireless in the rooms tend to do so from the OUTSIDE of the
hotel, through the glass doors and windows. Hotels tend to be built
with the guest rooms on the outside, and services on the inside. It's
difficult to get reliable coverage from the central core or hallways
to the rooms on the outside. So, they install sector or directional
antennas on nearby buildings and "illuminate" the rooms from outside.
However, that wasn't your question. It was what type of access point
to use. I think you're looking at the wrong problem. Let's pretend
that you've selected a suitable access point and figured out how
you're going to handle the backhaul. Now, all you need to worry about
is how are you going to manage the bandwidth, deal with intruders,
handle security, provide authentication, deal with the billing, detect
problems, provide redundancy, do remote troubleshooting, handle
obsolescence, etc. As you may deduce, the selection of access points
is a relatively minor problem compared to the system management
issues. I suggest you look for an effective management system that
can handle enough access point to deal with your undefined topology
(with enough room to grow). You'll find that the access points select
themselves.
>I typically use the SOHO style offerings by Linksys, D-Link, ETC...
>But am concerned that they will not provide my customer with good
>coverage.
You may wanna read this:
http://www.intel.com/business/bss/in...nt/hotspot.pdf
It's Intel's rant on how to build a hot spot, but it applies to hotel
systems as well.
You may also want to check into the offerings by various vendors
listed at the bottom of:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...2a305910?hl=en
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Jeff Liebermann
jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us
150 Felker St #D
http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 AE6KS 831-336-2558
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