Wireless Basics 5: Complex installations

The preceding pages talk about simple networks. A cluster of laptops and a single Access Point, for example. Where you need a fixed setup life becomes more complicated. There is no way we can even start to guess about the layout without visiting the School. All sorts of factors come into play.

• How big is the area to be covered?
• What is the building made from?
• What is in the rooms?
• How secure does the data need to be?
• Who is going to use the network?
• How pervasive does the signal need to be?

The above list applies to a cluster of overlapping cells. If you need a point-to-point network linking two sites, things are different again. Please don't hesitate to contact us for a site visit.