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January 12th, 2010 08:00
Wireless hardware
I need to set a wireless network for a 60 person classroom and need help with hardware and set-up. Is there any available wireless componets out there that will handle 60 users at one time coming in over a T1 line or do I need to bring in another drop and use a second access point? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Bill
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January 12th, 2010 08:00
While I'm not aware of any maximum for the number of users on a single access point, I would definitely worry about saturation. Even with an N-router, if you have 60 users simultaenously creating network traffic, each of the users is only going to see 5 MB/s of the 300 MB/s spec. And that's a theoretical maximum of 300 MB/s. In the real world, that might be more like 180 MB/s, which means it's more like 3 MB/s per user. As a point of reference, the first 802.11b networks were good for about half of the rated 11 MB/s, and to me even that seemed pretty slow. Then you'd have to tack on some overhead for encryption of all the data flying back and forth for that many users.
Even if there is no limit, you might consider lining up a few access points just to be safe.