Can a/g/n and a/g only AP's co-exist?

huangedmc — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 03:18:42 GMT

We deployed a few 1130 AP's during the initial wireless rollout, and are looking into installing more AP's to support more mobile devices and users.

Should we stick w/ 1130's (if they can still be purchased), or can we install the newer 1040/1140's w/ 802.11n radio?

How well does having a mixture of a/g/n and a/g only AP's work?

Do we really gain anything by adding a few more 11n AP's?

Also how well do the 11n AP's work when connected to 100M switchports?

Can a/g/n and a/g only AP's co-exist?

Leo Laohoo — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:15:09 GMT

Should we stick w/ 1130's (if they can still be purchased), or can we install the newer 1040/1140's w/ 802.11n radio?

Depends on your fundings. 1040 is the "econo" version of the 1140. This model will support 2 X 2 MIMO as compared to 2 X 3 MIMO with the rest. If you don't want Cisco CleanAir feature then sticking to 1140 makes sense.

How well does having a mixture of a/g/n and a/g only AP's work?

Works well. Just disable the data rates for 802.11b.

Do we really gain anything by adding a few more 11n AP's?

Depends on the size and shape of the land.

Also how well do the 11n AP's work when connected to 100M switchports?

It'll work but remember that the 100mbps switchports will be the bottleneck.

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Can a/g/n and a/g only AP's co-exist?

Can a/g/n and a/g only AP's co-exist?