[ale] Wireless Design Suggestions

[Robert L. Harris]

Let me get setup properly and I'll give you an addr to see what you can
find :> Just remember your machine is fair game when I see you sitting
out in my culdesac and I'm see'ing odd traffic :>


Thus spake Benjamin Dixon (beatle at arches.uga.edu):

> 
> Just to add to this list. A lot of the omnidirectional antennae have
> something of a donut type radiation pattern so if you put it too high up,
> you might overshoot areas immediately under your AP or have a weak signal.
> Also, on most of the APs I've seen you can disable the broadcasting of the
> SSID altogether which is probably a good idea. And where did you say
> you're setting this up? :)
> 
> Ben
> 
> On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Steve Long wrote:
> 
> > My suggestions are:
> > 
> > Change to password first.
> > Change the default channel.
> > Change the SSID.
> > Download the latest firmware and update it.
> > Log the hardware addresses of the NIC's and allow only the cards you own.
> > Add WEP to the highest level and try NOT to use a company or family name to
> > define the key.
> > For the greatest distance, physically place your transceiver high in your
> > house.
> > It has a range of about 300 meters.  The closer you are to it, the better
> > your speed, even within the 300M.
> > 802.11a has better security and speed, and a higher price.   -for now.
> > The wireless routers I have seen have ports on the back for wired
> > connections inside your network.
> > If you use one of the DSL wireless routers, it will take the place of a
> > couple of boxes on your shelf.
> > I like using them because they are pretty much hassle free and they do the
> > DHCP server and NAT thing for me.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Steve Long  CNE, MCSE
> > Sr. LAN Administrator
> > CB Richard Ellis - Atlanta GA.
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> > (H) 770-717-0205
> > (F)  928-222-9982
> > 
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