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What better Mikrotik AP for many users? Middle office and a University.

Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:20 pm

Good afternoon people!

I already bought a RB1100AHx2, but now need the APs Mikrotik. I have 3 building, 2 floors each. Each floor with ~ 50 long x 25 wide in meters, with about 10 rooms (6 or 7 users each room / 70 users per floor). Integrating / centralized management of all APs, with same SSID for all buildings. What is the best Mikrotik AP for this scenario/environment, running with good performance (AP ---> client, client ---> AP)?

Hap / Cap2n / Wap / SXT / Groove? Can anyone give me a hint?

And it has an open living area (without obstacles) for students (25x23 meters) but an AP (or two after) that hold 100/150 users. What robust AP ... has a diagram / attachment design for better understanding. Can anyone help? Thank you, Lboni2.
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Re: What better Mikrotik AP for many users? Middle office and a University.

Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:49 pm

I think you will need more than a single AP per floor to get a good coverage.

I've recently been involved in building a small wireless network in an office, that occupies a single floor 30x42 meters. We had to install 4 AP to get a good coverage. Your mileage may vary. One important thing, for instance, is materials that internal walls are made from. Do some measurements with a single access point before ordering other equipment.

Regarding equipment. In our case we installed 4 DIY access points consisting of RB912UAG-2HPnD board, R11e-5HacD wireless card, RF Elements case and antennas, but if I were to do a similar setup today I'd choose wAP ac instead.
 
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Re: What better Mikrotik AP for many users? Middle office and a University.

Wed Jul 13, 2016 2:50 am

Thanks for your experience.

Between a wAP ac (RBwAPG-5HacT2HnD)  and  hAP ac (RB962UiGS-5HacT2HnT) which indicate?

These two would be the radios / AP (access point)  the best Mikrotik  for this indoor topology?

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Re: What better Mikrotik AP for many users? Middle office and a University.

Wed Jul 13, 2016 7:54 am

Between a wAP ac (RBwAPG-5HacT2HnD)  and  hAP ac (RB962UiGS-5HacT2HnT) which indicate?
I'd choose wAP ac (RBwAPG-5HacT2HnD). These two have similar power, but wAP ac is specifically designed as a wall/ceiling-mounted AP and is significantly cheaper.

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