[AusNOG] Maximum users per AP
Graeme Allen
gallen at mytelecom.com.au
Fri Oct 26 16:31:15 EST 2012
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,
>
>
>
> 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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