Before I move on to Cisco-specific products, take at look at Table 1, which lists the pros and cons of 802.11a, b, and g.
Table 1: 802.11 Comparison
Now let’s take a look at Figure 2, which delimits the range comparisons of each 802.11 standard and shows us the different ranges using an indoor open-office environment as a factor. We’ll be using default power settings.
You can see that to get the full 54Mbps benefit of both 802.11a and 802.11g, you need to be between 50 feet and 100 feet (at the farthest) away, and maybe even less if there are any obstructions between the client and the access point.
All good, but there’s one more IEEE 802.11 standard I want to cover that we’ll use to get even higher speeds at greater distances.
Figure 2: Range comparisons of 802.11 standards
Table 1: 802.11 Comparison
You can see that to get the full 54Mbps benefit of both 802.11a and 802.11g, you need to be between 50 feet and 100 feet (at the farthest) away, and maybe even less if there are any obstructions between the client and the access point.
All good, but there’s one more IEEE 802.11 standard I want to cover that we’ll use to get even higher speeds at greater distances.
Figure 2: Range comparisons of 802.11 standards
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