View Full Version : Hard set of tx spped
along5664
06-15-2009, 12:54 PM
I was looking at the spec sheet for pico 2 and see that at 24mb/s speed the power output is 20db and the rx is at -84. I do see that 18 mb/s has better rx, but want to make sure I give enough speed for end users, you all know how if they see below 24mb/s connection the calls will start coming in....I have several of these setup in a hotel and want to make sure I am getting the most output power and best receive. I currently have them set for auto, but am thinking about setting them all for 24mb/s. I do have several set to ap/wds to each other, just one hop between them. Any thoughts on this.
Also can anyone tell me if in ap mode it is short or long preamble or both?
Add more access points closer together or re-evaluate customer expectations.
along5664
06-15-2009, 04:41 PM
The main issue is getting power to poe the units up, as the units have to be put in a closet, wehre there is no power, and also can't run any new cat5 as concrete floors and no way to run new cat5. I will give it a go and see how we make out. It is working fine now, but always want to provide the best for the end users. Juts wnated to see fi anyone else had tried to hard set speeds and what the determined. I know I did hard set some ns5 for 24mb/s and no more drop outs since......means no more phone calls from those users behind that link.... :D
How about running some color matched painted exterior conduit for power and mount the radios outside the rooms.
along5664
06-16-2009, 05:10 AM
That would be nice, but they will not let us put anything in the halls....they are very picky about what we can and can't do.....
bobcopro
07-10-2009, 06:05 AM
We have found that setting ours from 54mbps with auto to 18mbs with auto gives us better receive (-85 and 56% CCQ vs -79 and 100% CCQ) with much greater dependability. Can your customers run a speed test and get higher than 18mbps under any conditions? Also, in real life if you get 1meg down and .5 meg up your browsing experience is very good.
Most of my customers have no idea what their actual speed is, they just know if they can browse "fast" or not. The few they can't help themselves but to run speed tests every half hour need to have their expectations checked with reality. We have a few who call to tell us they're only getting 2 megs down instead of the 4 they had the night before. We ask them what they're doing - "are you trying to download a large file?" Often after asking this question and them having to acknowledge they're not doing anything that requires more bandwidth they feel foolish and don't call again. Then again, we're the only game in town!
