<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Well, Chuck… nothing you have in “quotes” needs to “be” “in” “quotes”.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Secondly get a WiFi scanner. check the signal strength. check your speeds. Check the RSSI and the SNR. The closer the RSSI and signal strength are to 0 the better (they are negative values).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you have lower speeds than you’re expecting then you know you have a combination of poor signal and interference. You could have signal overlay.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">there is no 11MHz or 56MHz in a signal. There’s 11mbps and 56mbps. Like I said, you’re looking at interference.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you have more than 10 devices connecting to an off-the-shelf WiFi device you’re SOL. They’re not designed to handle more than 5 or 6 devices at once. I have sold and installed higher end devices but they require doing a site survey - those cost $1500-$2500. If you want to hire my employer (based in Burnsville) I can give you a name to contact off list. We do good work, in fact you’ll end up working directly with me in the field since I’m the WiFi surveyor at the firm.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">But as Wayne has said concrete and metal backings are not good for 802.11 signal, or any radio signal at all.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You really might be looking at a solution of well over $10,000 - be careful of what you ask for when you want to fix things.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Check on your subscriber link to make sure that your service provider is actually feeding you something more than 10Mbps. CenturyLink is VERY WELL KNOWN for overstating their service. I pulled their internet after 18 hours in 2010 because they were well below advertised and they spent months before refunding me any money.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">—</div><div class="">Ryan</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 21, 2016, at 3:31 PM, Chuck Cole <<a href="mailto:cncole@earthlink.net" class="">cncole@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left" class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><span class="288381620-21102016">Need wifi setup or management parameter
help..</span></font></div>
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<div class=""><font size="4" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="834493919-21102016">Some blind
folk at Cherrywood Pointe <span class="288381620-21102016"> (senior
living) </span>in Savage have tech support from MN Services for the Blind
for Dragon (and related) screen reading software which needs internet to
function properly. <span class="288381620-21102016"> Cherrywood is an Ebenezer managed facility with
about 70 "independent living" residents who are cabalbe and typically
affluent (rent is quite high). Wifi is included in rent.
</span></span><span class="834493919-21102016">The wifi connection is
erratic, and at such low speed that the software doesn't work. I'm trying
to help identify the problems<span class="288381620-21102016"> so thet can be
fixed</span>.<span class="288381620-21102016"> "Bandaids" used before
have not worked. </span></span></font></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><span class="834493919-21102016"></span></font> </div>
<div class=""><span class="834493919-21102016"><font size="4" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="288381620-21102016"> What is a typical </span>building
setup? My info is only approximate now. Centurylink has a "big"
fiber-optic feed to the equipment room. Cherrywood/Ebenezer equipment in
the "communications room" converts to wire distribution. There is a
"building router" that has multiple "CAT5" feeds that support offices and 3
pairs of access points that distribute wifi<span class="288381620-21102016">
in the facility </span>.</font></font></span></div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><span class="834493919-21102016">All I need to know
is basic bandwidth and connection info: I do not need to know anything private,
and do not seek any actual admin access.</span></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><span class="834493919-21102016"></span></font> </div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><span class="834493919-21102016">What is <span class="288381620-21102016"> a</span> likely building router make and
model?</span></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><span class="834493919-21102016">What is <span class="288381620-21102016"> a</span> likely wifi access point make and
model?</span></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><span class="834493919-21102016"></span></font> </div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><span class="834493919-21102016">Are there typical
bandwidth or speed restrictions affecting residents and
guests?</span></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><span class="834493919-21102016">The connection speed
of the 802.11g<span class="288381620-21102016">/n </span> links is usually
only 11MHz, and <span class="288381620-21102016"> only</span><span class="288381620-21102016"> once in a
while </span>54MHz.</span></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><span class="834493919-21102016">The internet speed
is usually only about 1.5 mb/sec, <span class="288381620-21102016"> and
</span>occasionally 3<span class="288381620-21102016"> mb/sec </span> or so.</span></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><span class="834493919-21102016"></span></font> </div>
<div class=""><span class="834493919-21102016"><font size="4" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Those numbers
seem far below a typical "wifi hotspot" connection.<span class="288381620-21102016"> I've never experienced such bad
connections as these. What does a typical hotspot like a Dunn Bros
coffee shop offer?</span></font></font></span></div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><span class="834493919-21102016">Please assist as you
can.</span></font></div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" size="4" class=""><span class="834493919-21102016">Chuck
Cole</span></font></div>
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