Wireless LAN considerations (Saklolo Deux)

[pajerokid]

Peeps, im tasked to set up a WLAN here in our area. Pucha! Pag tungkol sa kompyuter hindi ko alam kung bakit sakin lahat binabagsak ang trabaho! Grrrrrr.

Anyways, what do i need. I've done some reads an it looks like I need a WLAN access point and some PCMCIA WLAN cards.

Ano pa ba kailangan? Where does the Access point connect to? the wired network na? So in essence, it functions like a switch?

[GlennSter]

NYAK...akala ko ikaw ang makakasagoit niyan..magtatanong sana ako sayo..herherherh

[musang]

sa aking limited na kaalaman, yes, the wireless access points have a (or a few) ethernet ports that you can connect to your wired network.

para sa mga desktops or notebook, another option is to get a wireless access point USB adapter para mas portable. hth...

[jim]

Sir PK yes yung access point connects to the wired network na, then all your WLAN cards will access the access point (then of course do the necessary net configs). One considerationis the distance kasi we had problems with the speed. I came to discover that yung pinakamalapit na pc gets the most bandwidth and yung pinakamalayo the least bandwidth. So if surfing the net magsa-suffer yung pinakamalayo.

[BOSERO]

WLAN access point connects to server or computer where your main internet connection is attached to. Access point acts like a HUB, only that it has no wires to connect to other computers.

PCMCIA WLAN cards are connected to individual computers that will require internet connection.

[pajerokid]

Mga ser,

So does this mean that the Wifi access point has to be connected to a PC? I was thinking kasi na naka rekta na siya sa RJ45. stand alone kung baga?

Also, hows the signal penetration? through walls, i mean. Kasi kung sa server ko ikakabit ito, naka locate pa ito sa ibang room (although isang dingding lang naman ang pagitan).

salamat po sa lahat!

[musang]

pwede na mag rekta ng RJ45 sa kanya. ang signal depende sa wall. it might not pass through thick concrete walls and glasses since the signals will reflect. ok lang kung wooden walls or panels. as for the brand of hardware, i would recommend Linksys.

[pajerokid]

ok thanks sir musang!

i was eyeing the Linksys WAP11. ganda ng porma, department budget naman e, so why skimp hehe?

Any firsthand experience on this sir?

[pparado]

ola, pajerokid!

The wireless LAN access point may be directly connected to:

A server which is directly connected to the internet (preferably hi speed). This PC (server) will configure the WLAN AP, because the WLAN AP software will be installed on this. You will be able to determine which PCs MAY connect to your Wireless Network. (security purposes)

The walls are not much of a hindrance to the signal...it is mainly distance...

hope that helps...

[pajerokid]

sirs, meron kayang standalone WLAN AP?

[mazdamazda]

PK, patulong ka kaya sa mga SSITP boys?

[pajerokid]

tawagan ko mamaya. malamang sila rin magsesetup nito pagdating hehe.

[jim]

Yung gamit namin sa office is a standalone unit. LinkSys WAP 11 directly connected to a switch (router). It has its own embedded software that can be accessed using a PC (more like a SSH or TELNET). Wala gaanong configurations just added the IP's that can connect to the WAP 11.

[musang]

PK, sorry bro i don't have first hand experience with WAP 11. But all Linksys products are fairly easy to install and configure.

[doublea]

If it is just a standalone WLAN, it would be very basic. It has the same principle of hub and spoke principle of Switches. Just take out all the running cables and you are in WLAN configuration. The differences are Access Point which is equivalent to the switch and Wireless PC card which is NIC card to the wired LAN. The only hindrance in consideration is distance limitations of WLAN. Distance will be determined by the power radiated by the antenna and interference on some areas. It cannot penetrate enclosed areas with metallic walls. And mostly WLAN operates at 11 Mbps bandwidth which is already an obsolete Ethernet speed.

[wiretap_md]

Armand,

I recently installed a wireless setup dito sa unit namin sa Robinsons. I have a PLDT DSL kasi dito and I wanted me and my sister to surf anywhere in our unit using our laptops without the need for cables. So what I did was go to Villman and purchase 2 PCMCIA wireless cards for our laptops and 1 DSL/CABLE wireless router. Here are the models:

Linksys BEFW11S4 - EtherFast Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router
with 4-Port Switch

http://www.villman.com.ph/products/s...s/befw11s4.asp

Linksys WPC11 - Instant Wireless Network PC Card

http://www.villman.com.ph/products/s...ksys/wpc11.asp

The wireless router is then connected to my DSL modem via an RJ45 connection. Of course, both are on all the time. Setting up is a breeze with the Linksys step by step process. I highly recommend this.

However, if your office already has an existing LAN, then you don't use the DSL/Cable modem wireless router. What you need is the Linksys WAP11 - Instant Wireless Network Access Point


http://www.villman.com.ph/products/s...ksys/wap11.asp

Hope this helps.

[FrankDrebin]

Originally posted by doublea
And mostly WLAN operates at 11 Mbps bandwidth which is already an obsolete Ethernet speed.

...hmmm so low Ethernet speed means slow data connection?

[tribby]

I also recently connected my home PC to a wireless router (Linksys WRT54G) to setup a home network and share my DSL connection and it was fairly easy. All you need to do is to connect the DSL modem to the Linksys and connect my PC directly to the router via RJ45.

The rest of the notebooks connect wirelessly to the linksys. Everything was fairly straightforward except for setting up the security options for wireless (WEP and MAC filtering).

The router is standalone in the sense that the wireless notebooks can connect to the internet even if the wired PC is turned off.

[wiretap_md]

Originally posted by FrankDrebin
...hmmm so low Ethernet speed means slow data connection?

Wireless-B is 802.11b protocol which has a maximum data rate up to 11Mbps. This is ideal if you use connections that are less than 11Mbps for example a DSL or cable connection. However, a newer protocol exists called the Wireless-G 802.11g which supports a maximum data rate of 54Mbps. This is ideal if you have an existing LAN and would like to expand it wirelessly. Wireless-G is slightly more expensive than Wireless-B. Linksys even has routers already that support both protocols

[FrankDrebin]

Thnx WTMD!

I need more feedbacks re: WLAN. Anymore negative remarks aside from its price, distance thingie, etc.