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wireless access point dropping connection. new access point recommendation
so I have two wireless access points (Buffalo wireless N) in this location where I have about 20 wireless users. it constantly drops connection. not sure where the problem is. I keep having to restart the router several times a day. tired of this fix.
what would be a good replacement for this unit?
Thanks.
what would be a good replacement for this unit?
Thanks.
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"That tool looks expensive" - it is freeware. With it you will see is there interference or not. Here is an example of use:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/21132/change-your-wi-fi-router-channel-to-optimize-your-wireless-signal/
You should understand that WiFi is working like old hub, where all stations are in small available range. Real WiFi speed is less then 30% from declared and is strongly decreased with increasing of stations quantity.
You should tune your access points (upgrade firmware to latest, tune channels and frequency).
You can change AP, but I am not shure you can get good result.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/21132/change-your-wi-fi-router-channel-to-optimize-your-wireless-signal/
You should understand that WiFi is working like old hub, where all stations are in small available range. Real WiFi speed is less then 30% from declared and is strongly decreased with increasing of stations quantity.
You should tune your access points (upgrade firmware to latest, tune channels and frequency).
You can change AP, but I am not shure you can get good result.
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als315: That tool looks expensive. I'm not sure if that Buffalo router is able to handle that many concurrent connections or not. I tried doing WDS, that didn't work too well. so there are two access points with different SSID covering this area. I'm not sure they're colliding with each other. the frequency was set to auto, then I changed it to different channels. still the same issue.
either those network adapters are screwy or this access point is just junk. I want to replace them with something else but what would be your recommendation on supporting 20+ laptops and maybe phones too?