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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=4><SPAN
class=288381620-21102016>Need wifi setup or management parameter
help..</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial><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>
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<DIV><SPAN class=834493919-21102016><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial><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><FONT face=Arial size=4><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>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4><SPAN class=834493919-21102016>What is <SPAN
class=288381620-21102016> a</SPAN> likely building router make and
model?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4><SPAN class=834493919-21102016>What is <SPAN
class=288381620-21102016> a</SPAN> likely wifi access point make and
model?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4><SPAN class=834493919-21102016>Are there typical
bandwidth or speed restrictions affecting residents and
guests?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4><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><FONT face=Arial size=4><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>
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<DIV><SPAN class=834493919-21102016><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial>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><FONT face=Arial size=4><SPAN class=834493919-21102016>Please assist as you
can.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4><SPAN class=834493919-21102016>Chuck
Cole</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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