I have good performance from the WAPACs. As a rule it's roughly 1 AP per void/room at 5GHz - and that's assuming the AP is on the people side of the wall, not hidden in a roof plenum or occluded by a pillar or column. Don't expect much once walls get in the way but I have been surprised sometimes. Also, if you set CAPSMAN or the AP to Auto channel at 5GHz you will see in CAPSMAN that depending on the channel the power output is not consistent, but actually conforms to allowed power levels for that channel. See the Wikipedia page on 5GHz ISM band for per channel power levels and radar detection. Also, I have noticed the WAPACs work best when vertical. I have notice a power level drop, even in Winbox, if they are lying horizontal. Once place has a dead spot at 5GHz of 1m radius. Step 1m either side and it works again! On 21 September 2017 at 07:50, Paul Julian <paul@oxygennetworks.com.au> wrote:
Hi Erin, that's an interesting observation, I would have said the opposite to be honest, I find the range pretty good on the AP's we use.
Have you checked what TX Power they are running ? is that showing correctly ? What about a WAP by itself, is it any different to when it's being controlled by CAPSMAN ?
Regards Paul
-----Original Message----- From: Public [mailto:public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au] On Behalf Of Erin Murphy Sent: Thursday, 21 September 2017 7:46 AM To: public@talk.mikrotik.com.au Subject: [MT-AU Public] Mikrotik AP range
Hi all I've started to use Mikrotik on a regular basis on my installs and have found the range on their AP's are far short of some of the other brands I've been using. Have used Unifi, Luxul, Ignitenet etc and now Mikrotik. Have found I need up to 3 WAPACS where I would normally use 1 with another brand. I have regulatory country set in my Capsman controller and tx strength at default. Is this what others have found? The price of Mikrotik still makes it viable but the roaming between 3 AP's as opposed to 1 is a worry. Long time stalker, first time poster.
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Erin Murphy CHASE AV
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