A Growing Network

Let’s see how NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Points with IntelliFi minimize wireless installation issues in growing businesses. In the example below, office buildings are full of interference that creates problems for wireless users. Once NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Points with IntelliFi are installed, coverage and throughput improves.

Opportunity: A growing company wants to add a wireless network with both 802.11a and 802.11g capabilities. Half its office space is occupied with employees, and more employees will be added in six months. The IT manager’s current plan is to place access points approximately 100 feet apart from each other to ensure adequate coverage as well as provide enough channels for the expected number of users. This could result in poor connections, drop offs, and interference.

Solution: The IT manager deploys a mix of NETGEAR’s ProSafe Dual Band and 802.11g Wireless Access Points and ProSafe Dual Band Wireless PC Cards. With embedded IntelliFi technology, the access points automatically self-organize to determine the correct mix of channels and power levels and enable roaming and load-balancing. Comprehensive coverage and minimum RF signal overlap all but eliminate gaps and drops.