Wireless Access Point recommendations
I have a customer who wants to setup wireless access points in his factory for hand held devices (inventory scanners).
I want to recommend good industrial Access Points. It is a small factory (30,000 sqf) in 2 buildings with steel beams and roofs.
Any ideas for me?
I want to recommend good industrial Access Points. It is a small factory (30,000 sqf) in 2 buildings with steel beams and roofs.
Any ideas for me?
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It's been my experience that the consumer stuff (Linksys, D-Link, etc.) do not belong in the enterprise. I use them in the boardroom or showroom floor where it's not mission critical and they can be easily reset when (not if) they flake out.
Now in the production environment we've had excellent results from our Cisco AIR-1242AG's that we have in service at both of our manufacturing & distribution plants. Been in service for a couple years with zero problems. I am also planning to install a pair of Aironet 1262's which I believe will be just as reliable.
Now in the production environment we've had excellent results from our Cisco AIR-1242AG's that we have in service at both of our manufacturing & distribution plants. Been in service for a couple years with zero problems. I am also planning to install a pair of Aironet 1262's which I believe will be just as reliable.
Well I've recommended the aironet 3500e for multiple reasons :
- the self healing feature and self optimization feature.
-scalability over time
- reliability and security.
Of course the final solution depends on a number of terms as well, most important one's would be location and budget so here's the link of the device description for more details :
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10981/index.html
- the self healing feature and self optimization feature.
-scalability over time
- reliability and security.
Of course the final solution depends on a number of terms as well, most important one's would be location and budget so here's the link of the device description for more details :
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10981/index.html
Having roughly 500 of the 1242AG Access Points in production, I would agree with jostafew's recommendation. I would also suggest the Cisco 1250 series AP for it's rugged construction and a/b/g/n capabilities. Below is a link to youtube that provides good information on the 1250:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11K3OwKNAXQ
Both the 1242 and 1250 have metal cases - the 1250's construction is a little beefier and designed for industrial applications.
Hope this helps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11K3OwKNAXQ
Both the 1242 and 1250 have metal cases - the 1250's construction is a little beefier and designed for industrial applications.
Hope this helps.
It all depends on how much you want to spend and how integrated you want the control.
I had a customer that went with Meru. I was skeptical but it's been working fine for almost 2 years. The pricing wasn't bad either.