How well will a wireless router, network function if my workers are in different rooms, with closed doors?
December 11th, 2009 | by networkrouter |
karenclick50 asked:
There fairly close distance but still in different rooms with closed offices.. I would also be worried about the speed internet speed of a wireless system.. I am so tired of all these wires everywhere. Is there a good solution for this?
router with network storage
There fairly close distance but still in different rooms with closed offices.. I would also be worried about the speed internet speed of a wireless system.. I am so tired of all these wires everywhere. Is there a good solution for this?
router with network storage
4 Responses to “How well will a wireless router, network function if my workers are in different rooms, with closed doors?”
By jcesar0903 on Dec 12, 2009 | Reply
network hard drive router
Today’s wirelss routers are good…Still some problems w/ connection but it’s k. Here at home we use LINKSYS’s routher.
By ijcoffin on Dec 15, 2009 | Reply
home network with router
A wireless router will work very well through ordinary walls for fifty feet or more.
Large metal objects like fridges, stoves, filing cabinets etc. between the router and the receiver can cause interference.
Get good antenna(s)for the receiving computer(s)
Good luck.
By networkmaster on Dec 18, 2009 | Reply
network router home
If the users are in a different room with closed doors, no worries if it’s ordinary walls, like sheetrock over wood or metal studs. Hopefully they’re within a room or two from the wireless access point, say within 50 feet or so. The more walls the signal passes through the weaker the signal gets. If it’s a concrete firewall between the rooms you will have more signal loss. Office furniture can also create effects like signal reflections like large metal desks and filing cabinets, creating multipath interference, which is why most routers will have 2 antennas. This is called antenna diversity and you’re really only using one antenna at a time, whichever one is getting/giving the better signal. You could try high-gain antennas if the end stations report weak signal strength. Also make sure there are no other sources of interference that could harm your signal, like a 2.4GHz cordless telephone system in the office. Also make sure you don’t place the access point right next to a bluetooth device, or on top of a microwave oven or things like that which might interfere. Also keep in mind if there are other wireless networks nearby, you might have to change channels between 1, 6 and 11 until you get the best results/speed. Finally, make sure to turn on security, ideally WPA/WPA2. Use WEP at your own risk, it is easily cracked by someone who knows how to do it. Make sure whatever equipment you buy has the “wifi certified” logo on it. Don’t forget the change the router’s default password to something different.
You also said you’re concerned about speed. Keep in mind that even if you have a wireless-G only 54Mbps system you still will not get much over 25Mbps even if you’re sitting right next to the access point. This is only 1/4 the speed you can get on a standard 100Mbps wires ethernet connection. And really it’s only 1/8 the speed when you consider that the wired link can be full duplex but the wireless will always be half duplex. So if speed is the biggest concern, stick with the wires. If wireless is important, than you’ll trade off a little speed for the convenience of wireless. Also for speed, some folks will tell you to get a pre-802.11n router which might give speeds well over 100Mbps and at longer ranges. But this is still pre-standard and the full 802.11n will not be finalized maybe until mid to late 2007, and anything you buy now that claims to be 802.11n might not work next year when the standard is ratified. They might say it’ll be firmware upgradeable but there’s no guarantee of that. I am holding out myself for the 802.11n stuff, when speed is important to me for backups or file transfer, I connect the wires, that’s all.
By chris_decano on Dec 20, 2009 | Reply
change network name on linksys router
well, a Wireless network is the way to go when you’re not opting for a wired network…in a wireless network, speed won’t be your main concern, but the connectivity (i.e. reliability of the connection) because a wireless network can sometimes lose its signal especially when there are obstacles/hindrances to that signal.
but never fret, since you’ve mentioned you’re fairly close to the signal.
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