Setting up a wireless network in a BIG CONFERENCE ROOM ?

[johnpau80]

Wanted some suggestions and answers from the expertise from this forum.

We are planning to setup a wireless network environment in a big conference room with 150 users accessing.

We have a server with a web application in it and want this web application available to all the users in the conference room to be able to access it. There will be around 150 users with there own laptops and every laptop will be having some kind of wireless device to it.

We wanted to setup a wireless network in the conference room where all the users can be in one network and acess this web application over this wireless network.


So whats the best hardware to be used for this WIRELESS ROUTERS or access points whatever it is ?

The conference is around 5000 square feet.


Any help !!!

 

[oldtimerbob]

I would be more concerned with the amount of users and how many access points to install.

Of course you will want to run POE,so the switch(s) will need to be one with the POE built in,as you will need quite a few WAP's in such a big area and rack mountable.

Personally, I like the HP wireless access points but there are others and it is a matter of selecting the one you are comfortable with.

May I suggest you go to

http://www.cable-install.com

and read the great article in this month's edition on wireless applications?

Good Luck,