06-12-2013 06:25 AM - edited 07-04-2021 12:13 AM
Hi! How many clients support access point 1602, 2602, 3602. I have found for example that the 1602 supports 32 ClientLink clients and max 128 clients, APs 2602, 3602 supports 128 ClientLink clients and max 200 clients. But is it really? And can we say for example that the AP 2602 will withstand max 200 clients?
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06-12-2013 06:28 AM
Sergey,
The issue or I should say the question isnt really how many clients an ap can handle. You are limited by the RF also called the medium. 802.11 is a half duplex medium. As each client is added, the bandwidth becomes half each time.
Ideally for data you can expect 20 clients per ap. If you are doing voice and video on wifi, i would like to 15 or so.
Hope this helps ..
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06-12-2013 06:29 AM
That is the supported amount by Cisco's terms of client link or mac address. The rule of thumb is 25 clients per ap no matter what type of ap. This can change depending on the applications that will be using the wireless. If its jsut web and email, then maybe 30-40, but video might be 4-8.
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Scott
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06-12-2013 06:42 AM
That's a nice marketing slide:) stick with 20-25 and you should be good unless your doing voice or video.
Thanks,
Scott
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06-12-2013 06:28 AM
Sergey,
The issue or I should say the question isnt really how many clients an ap can handle. You are limited by the RF also called the medium. 802.11 is a half duplex medium. As each client is added, the bandwidth becomes half each time.
Ideally for data you can expect 20 clients per ap. If you are doing voice and video on wifi, i would like to 15 or so.
Hope this helps ..
__________________________________________________________________________________________
"Satisfaction does not come from knowing the solution, it comes from knowing why." - Rosalind Franklin
__________________________________________________________________________________________
"I'm in a serious relationship with my Wi-Fi. You could say we have a connection."
06-12-2013 06:39 AM
Here is the link where I found it:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps5678/ps11983/at_a_glance_c45-691984.pdf
See the table in the section Summary.
06-12-2013 06:42 AM
That's a nice marketing slide:) stick with 20-25 and you should be good unless your doing voice or video.
Thanks,
Scott
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06-12-2013 06:29 AM
That is the supported amount by Cisco's terms of client link or mac address. The rule of thumb is 25 clients per ap no matter what type of ap. This can change depending on the applications that will be using the wireless. If its jsut web and email, then maybe 30-40, but video might be 4-8.
Thanks,
Scott
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05-28-2014 08:15 AM
Ruckus Wireless AP's blows that theory right out of the water.
Not even their entry level AP does such low client count.
I'm a Cisco guy, not slating Cisco at all! :)
06-12-2013 06:46 AM
Bottom line is that you have a gigabit port on the AP.... So you need to look at your oversubscribing just like if you have 200 wired ports and the link to the core was a gig link... doesn't make sense. Wireless is also half duplex, so if you connect at 300mbps, you really will only achieve half of that and the more users, the more the allocated throughput for each user is cut in half. Many deployments I see these days are for high density because of all these BYOD devices and guest users on the wireless. You don't want to max out the AP or else people will just complain about it. Plan it out right and everyone will be happy in the end.
Thanks,
Scott
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06-12-2013 06:54 AM
I understand it is better to adhere to the rules of 15-20 clients per access point. And everyone will be happy. Right?
06-12-2013 06:58 AM
That is correct.
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