The Radius Distance of Cisco Catalyst 9120 AXI

[ikea]

Hello,

My company had purchased the access point called Cisco Catalyst 9120 AXI.  I want to know what is the recommended radius distance of this AP since we will be placing them in a warehouse for a client.  Thanks!

[Sandeep Choudhary]

Check these posts:

https://www.accessagility.com/blog/how-to-estimate-number-of-access-points-needed

https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/what-is-the-coverage-area-of-any-ap/td-p/2370502

Regards

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[ikea]

Thanks for your help, Sandeep!

[Arshad Safrulla · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Warehouse deployments are one of the complex wireless designs to work with due to height, lot of moving components, changing height of the storage areas, changing layout due to storage items (when the storage is half full, empty or completely full), materials stored etc.

Due to this reason normal standards followed when designing a wireless network will not work here, you have to conduct an onsite survey (AP on a stick preferably) with correct antennas chosen to provide coverage to areas where it is required. you might also have to define a well thought-out RF plan. Also I will make sure that if you have any custom clients (like barcode scanners, robots etc.) profile the clients or get the recommendations for WiFi from the manufacturer and then design the wireless network. Choosing the correct antennas are the key here. 

So to answer your question it is impossible to comment on the  radius distance of placing the AP's as this can be done only after a site survey. I have placed AP's just next to each other (Of course with correct AP's antennas) or sometimes around 100M far from one AP. Get consultation from a Wireless Engineer to design your network. Working on assumptions will ruin the reputation of the AP vendor.

[Rasika Nayanajith · Accepted solution]

I agree with Arshad.

Pls go through the below resources to understand warehouse WiFi Deployment, so you can get an idea of how you should plan for it

1. CTS Podcast - Warehouse WiFi Design walkthrough
2. WLPC2019 - Survivor Warehouse Wireless Edition
3. WiFi Ninjas - How to Design for Warehouse WiFi

HTH

Rasika

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[ikea]

Thank you for your response.  I will do that!

[Leo Laohoo]

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@ikea wrote:

My company had purchased the access point called Cisco Catalyst 9120 AXI.  I want to know what is the recommended radius distance of this AP since we will be placing them in a warehouse for a client.

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Anyone who asks this sort of question needs to get a wireless site-survey done properly.  Warehouse wireless deployment is the most difficult design to do for a professional.  There is only a tiny amount of infraction to get the design right.  

A lot of people who ignores this sound advice normally pays four times to correct a badly designed wireless deployment.