Polycom, Inc.
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Deploying an installation using some repeaters or using only base stations
Preface
b
Get a (building) blue print with base station placement (if repeaters
then they also have to be on the blue print)
c
Analyze the statistics and find out where you have the deployment
issues, if any.
d
Most issues can be addressed remotely.
2
On-site investigation:
a
If you can't solve the issues remotely then you have to go on site, and
you will typical have a good idea about which kind of issues the site has
and where the issues are located.
Investigating deployment issues on a installation with repeaters (like 40 base
stations and 16 repeaters).
1
Remote investigation:
a
Typically useless.
b
System Configuration and trace files will typically not help you much;
the repeaters are invisible to the KIRK Wireless Server 8000 and KIRK
Wireless Server 2500.
2
On-site investigation:
a
First find out if there is an issue and where it is located.
Conclusion:
Going for repeaters in an installation will increase: time spend on
the deployment issues, travel expenses and walking time and reduces the
possibility for documenting the system performance.
Note
If you have a site that can be covered by 60 base stations (and no repeaters)
and then you as an alternative would like to install 24 base stations and 72
repeaters, then you are asking for a really big challenge!
Note
We recommend that you as a minimum use Cat. 5 - twisted pair cabling for
any KIRK Base Station installation made as a part of KIRK Wireless Server
2500 or KIRK Wireless Server 8000 solution.
