[AusNOG] Maximum users per AP

[Graeme Allen]

On this topic, what are you going to use to restrict access to just
Facebook (given that using IP addresses to pin "Facebook" down is pretty
useless)?

On Fri, 2012-10-26 at 16:28 +1100, Martin Visser wrote:
> Qui,
> 
> 
> As has been said by others, 40 maybe 50 is a good limit. Of course if
> you can restrict what clients are doing with the service either
> through bandwidth control, or by DNS or IP Address, you can probably
> go more. Even then, Facebook chat or simple wall updates, are a whole
> lot different from peeps uploading their 2MB photos or their 20MB
> videos to Facebook. Of course if you have 1000 users in one area, then
> you will want those 20 or so APs to managed by a controller - this
> will ensure more even usage of the available bandwidth. Also having
> dual-radios (2.4 and 5G) in your APs will help. Some of the wireless
> controllers (I know HP does) can steer associations to one band or the
> other (HP does it by delaying the less preferred one long enough).
> Regards, Martin
> 
> MartinVisser99 at gmail.com
> 
> 
> On 26 October 2012 13:10, Qui Le <QLe at sydneyoperahouse.com> wrote:
>         Hi All,
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>          
>         
>         We have a request for providing wifi accesses to a large
>         number of users say 1000 users mainly using social application
>         such as , facebook , twitter etc.
>         
>          
>         
>         Just wondering if anyone could advise what is the maximum
>         users can a Cisco AP Wifi air-lap1142N can support.
>         
>          
>         
>         And what is acceptable bandwidth to support 1000 users.
>         
>          
>         
>         Thanks
>         
>         QL
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