Summary: In this episode I want to talk about Hallway Design or lack of it. This was inspired by a #WIFIQ that Lee Badman threw out there. I’ll tell you now, I don’t like hallway design. What is Hallway Design?<br> In a #WIFIQ thread, <a href="http://transmitfailure.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jake Snyder</a> said, “There is a difference between sticking APs in the hallway and hallway design.” And that’s true. He makes a very good point. The former is the act of randomly placing them in the hallway in hopes that you get fantastic coverage for the users in the rooms.<br> Negatives of Hallway Wi-Fi<br> <br> * Low SNR<br> * Coverage holes<br> * Negative RRM effect<br> * Not designed for capacity<br> * No one working in the hallway<br> * Transmit power set at the highest if manually configuring<br> * Channel overlap<br> * Poor roaming decisions<br> * Lots of omnidirectional APs in the hallway<br> <br> Designing Wi-Fi With Hallway In Mind<br> <br> * Plan on the number of APs that will be placed in hallway<br> <br> * Important to help facilitate roaming<br> * Signal propagates far in the hallway<br> <br> <br> * Lower transmit power or use thresholds<br> <br> * Number of APs that can hear each other will have a negative effect<br> <br> <br> * Consider RRM in the design<br> <br> * Transmit power levels<br> * Set thresholds – don’t allow the AP to go too high or too low<br> <br> <br> * Place APs where the users are<br> <br> * Higher SNR<br> * Better data rates<br> <br> <br> * Plan for roaming<br> <br> * Wi-Fi calling now available, users will walk out of their workspace<br> <br> <br> * Use building obstacles to help attenuate the signal<br> * Use a proper channel plan<br> <br> Links and Resources<br> <br> * Podcast Topic Survey – <a href="http://www.cleartosend.net/survey">www.cleartosend.net/survey</a><br> * <a href="https://www.packet6.com/what-is-snr-signal-to-noise-ratio/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">What is SNR</a><br> * Article by Blake Krone – Love Thy Patch – Read it on Airheads, <a href="http://community.arubanetworks.com/t5/Technology-Blog/Love-Thy-Patch/ba-p/270937">http://community.arubanetworks.com/t5/Technology-Blog/Love-Thy-Patch/ba-p/270937</a><br> <br>
