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Wireless Access Point too close?

Hi Experts,

This probably is an easy question. I just want to know If you have 2 AP's close together about 12 feet's apart, which of the access points will reduces the transmission power?

All access points are Cisco LAP and are control by a Cisco wireless controller. The reason I am asking is because, in the office we have one AP that does not cover the entire room do to a very thick wall that separate the room(beam). I am scare to put another AP on the other side of the room which is only 12 feet's away, because it might be too close, and the other AP might reduce the power transmission affecting the "good side ".

For the the record, the good side receives 5 signal bars and the bad side, which is about 12 feets only get 2 bars.

What do you experts adivce?

Thanks,

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Ken Boone

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Great information from both of you, I have learned a lot!! One last thing, If the ethernet cable I am connecting from the "wall port" to the "AP" is 3 feet's and I change it to a 15 feet cable to be able to run the AP to the other side, will the speed of the AP be reduce because of the length?

In other words, is it better for the AP to be close to the wall port or that really does not matter?

Ken Boone

It won't make a difference. The length of that cable has to fall within the specs of an ethernet cable which is 100 meters. So in reality you won't see any difference whatsoever.

tech-gineer

ASKER

Will test and will confirm by Monday.... hopefully all should work well.

Thanks,

tech-gineer

ASKER

It seems to be working fine!!

Thanks,!!!