I need to implement two separate Wireless Lans within an environment that suffers from distance and speed, as such I have been looking at the 802.11g derivatives to improve speed and particularly coverage.
I have read much of the impressive work on testing the pre-802.1n products on this site which has given me an insight into a potential solution.
Accepting the issues with legacy wireless networks, I am looking to utilise two Netgear Rangemax 240's with different SSID's (hidden) and two different WPA2 Pre-shared keys.
I have a number of questions;
1. Can the two networks co-exist
2. Do I need to manually assign different channels or will they select different and appropriate channels
3. I am only interested in utilising the switch / WLAN capabilities of the device (which will be connected to a Checkpoint Firewall), are there any issues in not utilising the routing or broadband elements of the device
4. I see Tom's references to tests at locations 1 through 5, what were these distances
5. I am looking to achieve reasonable connectivity (above 2mbps) at distances of around 400 - 500 feet and in some instances through thick walls. Is this realistic.
6. Is there any way to achieve a form of Wireless Repeater in (instances where signal is degrading) using this solution
Many thanks for your help.
I have read much of the impressive work on testing the pre-802.1n products on this site which has given me an insight into a potential solution.
Accepting the issues with legacy wireless networks, I am looking to utilise two Netgear Rangemax 240's with different SSID's (hidden) and two different WPA2 Pre-shared keys.
I have a number of questions;
1. Can the two networks co-exist
2. Do I need to manually assign different channels or will they select different and appropriate channels
3. I am only interested in utilising the switch / WLAN capabilities of the device (which will be connected to a Checkpoint Firewall), are there any issues in not utilising the routing or broadband elements of the device
4. I see Tom's references to tests at locations 1 through 5, what were these distances
5. I am looking to achieve reasonable connectivity (above 2mbps) at distances of around 400 - 500 feet and in some instances through thick walls. Is this realistic.
6. Is there any way to achieve a form of Wireless Repeater in (instances where signal is degrading) using this solution
Many thanks for your help.