09-23-2011 04:12 AM - edited 07-03-2021 08:48 PM
Hi,
is it possible to use a Wireless range extender with a WLAN installation of LWAPs & WLC?
Is there a security setting in the WLC that prevents multiple clients connecting through the range extender?
Any advise would be appreciated.
Regards,
Chris
09-29-2011 11:49 PM
No.
Range extenders are horrible devices that kill your bandwitdh, increase the collision rate and would totally kill the radio management algorithm. For this reason they are not supported and you should not even look into them. They were more popular when you had very few IOS APs and the speed rates were low. I'm not sure that 11n range extenders actually exist.
Anyway, if you want to extend the range, you could look into bridging APs or mesh APs (AP not connected via wire, uses 5ghz band for backhaul transport to root AP and 2ghz to server clients).
10-01-2011 01:52 PM
You may want to try "mesh" with your WLC to extend your coverage area.
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