Proper placement of new Airport?

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Proper placement of new Airport?

We have some older (flat-style) airports here in the office which we want to replace with the newer models. Unfortunately, the newer model is not mountable to the wall, which I can solve with a small shelf and velcro (curious what others are doing).

However, before I go through that trouble, given the new design, I would like advice on proper placement of these units. My guess is they are designed to sit at desk-level and not up on the wall (as most of our university access points are stationed). But I want to confirm this before making a decision.

Thanks in advance...

Posted on Aug 13, 2013 3:45 PM

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Bob Timmons

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Aug 13, 2013 4:03 PM in response to Forrest

The antennas are now located up in the top of the "tower", so the new AirPorts would work best on a desk or shelf.

If you want to use a shelf, I would go for higher placement of the AirPort on the wall, if only to give more wireless devices a clear line-of-sight to the new AirPort.

I have a new AirPort set up in my home office located on top of a set of bookcases. So, the AirPort sits at maybe 6.5-7 feet off the ground with the top of the AirPort about a foot down from the ceiling. Works well.

Unless you have a number of 802.11ac capable computers in the office, You will not likely notice much improvement with your current wireless devices when they are used with the new AirPorts.

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Forrest Author

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Aug 14, 2013 7:43 PM in response to Bob Timmons

Thank you for the suggestions. Most of the office needs to have some clear line-of-sight for various devices. I'm building a bridged network between two floors, two APs (front and back) per floor. I just want to maximize the signal.

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