Cisco Aironet 1252 AP Poor range

Hi,
I have 6 no. 1252 access point installed in my college on different 6 floor they are configured different channels on respective AP and i have enabled 2.4 and 5 Ghz wireless setings with 5Ghz antena. but still i m not getting full range in fornt of access point distance near by 2-3 meters its showing half range in my laptop wi-fi adapter. below is the access point configuration detail.
First-Floor#show configuration
Using 2107 out of 32768 bytes
version 12.4
no service pad
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
service password-encryption
hostname First-Floor
aaa new-model
aaa authentication login default local
aaa authorization exec default local
aaa session-id common
dot11 ssid MITSOM
authentication open
guest-mode
power inline negotiation prestandard source
username isource privilege 15 secret 5 $1$wSSH$mAOV0jfC3ozp/6XGbm9E40
username mitsom privilege 15 secret 5 $1$0AC.$51TLWg1ffjKd/NeJXDn3o1
bridge irb
interface Dot11Radio0
no ip address
no ip route-cache
encryption key 1 size 40bit 7 87C03667BEB5 transmit-key
encryption mode wep mandatory
ssid MITSOM
speed basic-1.0 2.0 5.5 11.0 6.0 9.0 12.0 18.0 24.0 36.0 48.0 54.0 m0. m1. m2.
m3. m4. m5. m6. m7. m8. m9. m10. m11. m12. m13. m14. m15.
channel 2412
station-role root
bridge-group 1
bridge-group 1 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 1 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 1 source-learning
no bridge-group 1 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio1
no ip address
no ip route-cache
encryption key 1 size 40bit 7 318B1C92A4DC transmit-key
encryption mode wep mandatory
ssid MITSOM
no dfs band block
speed basic-6.0 9.0 12.0 18.0 24.0 36.0 48.0 54.0 m0. m1. m2. m3. m4. m5. m6.
m7. m8. m9. m10. m11. m12. m13. m14. m15.
channel dfs
station-role root
bridge-group 1
bridge-group 1 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 1 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 1 source-learning
no bridge-group 1 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface GigabitEthernet0
no ip address
no ip route-cache
duplex auto
speed auto
bridge-group 1
no bridge-group 1 source-learning
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface BVI1
ip address 10.1.55.11 255.255.255.0
no ip route-cache
ip default-gateway 10.1.55.254
ip http server
ip http authentication aaa
no ip http secure-server
ip http help-path http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/prodconfig/help/eag
bridge 1 route ip
line con 0
line vty 0 4
end

1) I am using 5 Ghz antennas.
What model of antennas are these and how many have you installed on a 1252? What about the 2.4 Ghz? Are the 5.0 Ghz antennas installed on the 5.0 Ghz radio?
I have installed access point in corridor and antenna direction towards the wall. Depending on what antennas you've installed, it's advisable to mount the AP with the Cisco logo pointing to the client.

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Apple Xserve workgroup server.
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The XServers are for Directory Services only (log in authentication for the MacBook Labs). There is one Open Directory Master at the intermediary school, and an Open Directory Replica at each site. A LightSpeed Total Traffic Control Server does content filtering for us. There are also about 5 Cisco (Windows-based) servers helping manage data at the intermediary school (VOIP and Wifi traffic only).The rest of the traffic (internal, wired ethernet) is handled by the Cisco switches and controllers; for external traffic - after the controllers it goes to the LightSpeed Traffic Control server then out the Cisco FireWall.
Sorry to dump all that on you, but candidly since we installed the Aironets in September we haven't really been able to effectively use the mobile Mac lab. Ideally we'd like to be able to run about 30 laptops simultaneously. They don't have to get video -- just google searches would be a start.
We should also note that at this elementary school, we have 4 wifi networks running different VLANs available through the Aironets. The one that has the most problems is the one I've described above -- it's supposed to be for student access. We have a teacher-only network that does NOT seem to have the same bandwidth constraints as the student network. We also Cisco VOIP phones all over the school, but use of the phones is modest.
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What we’d like to know:
1.     Is it likely that we have an insufficient number of access points or that that those access points can’t handle? If so, is the problem likely that we need more access points? (and if that's true, why is the teachers' network ok?)
2.     Is the problem more likely at the server or switch choke point?
3.     Is it likely that the problem involves Student accounts rather than teacher accounts? Why would this be so?
4.     What are the best ways to test what’s causing our choke points?
Thank you for your help!!!

Thanks all for your comments. Here are some responses as well as our current "plan of action." I'd VERY MUCH welcome any additional suggestions that you have about the test we're going to run (probably next Tue).
1. Channel: the site operates on Channel 1 (2.4 Ghz)
2. Professional site survey: no: AT&T is supposed to do it at some point as they're our ISP. But that hasn't yet happened. No idea when it might.
3. Aggressive load balancing? We don't know as AT&T has that info.
4. 15th client... Once we exceed 15 clients, access for all clients grinds to a halt. The slowdown is a pretty steep curve (not quite a cliff) for 15 clients when we use iPods; it begins at 12 clients or so when we use Macbooks.
5.
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Does your WLAN come to a halt or does the wired LAN gets affected too?
When we experience these problems, the teachers’ wireless LAN is unaffected. The only place we’re experiencing the slowdown is on the wireless LAN that’s used by the students. We have a “computer lab” with a wired network of about 30 PCs. (Ethernet CAT 5 to fiber on the way out of the building). This is a separate VLAN from the (student) wireless VLAN. When the student wireless VLAN stalls, it DOES NOT affect either the wired VLAN or teacher network. We do experience slowdowns on the WIRED student VLAN but no where as severe as on the WIRELESS VLAN. (In other words, we can run all 30 wired PCs on the wired LAN).
6. Could inability to get more computers on the network be due to an address limitation in the NAT server?
No. We have a big, big address range.
Here's our current plan: we're going to VERY CAREFULLY chronicle the drop off in usage at several points during the day:
8:00 am (no students)
10:00 am (busy school but probably not much student wifi usage)
noon: we'll run a test with +15 students using laptops and measure the bandwidth using a network speed checker at every point. That way, we figure we'll have a clearer chart of the usage breakdown.
Does anyone have any suggestions of addition things we should monitor during this test? We're going to do it next Tue (2/19).
In addition, if there are any specific questions that we should put to AT&T, I'd love to hear them.
Thank you all!!

Cisco Aironet 1200 wireless network very slow

I have a simple wireless network set up, 2 - Cisco Aironet 1200 AIR-AP1220B-A-K9 wireless access points with 2 dBi Diversity Omni directional Ceiling Mount Antennas. They are the only devices connected to a Multitech Routfinder router, the WAN side the router is connected to a dedicated DSL connection. They are powered by AIR-PWRINJ3 power injectors. The WAP get the IP address from the DHCP in the router.
When connecting to the wireless network it runs very very slow, the signal strength is excellent and the connection speed is 54 mbps. But when opening a web browser it takes for ever to load a simple page like msn.com. If I connect the notebook directly to the router it runs very fast. We have tested with several notebooks and have the same problem. When I view the available wireless networks in range the only two that show up are the two Cisco 1200 WAP.
I have done the following with no improvement:
Change the channels from auto to 6 on one and 11 on the other.
Reset to factory defaults.
Update the firmware to c1200-k9w7-tar.123-7.JA2.tar
Replace the 802.11b radios with 802.11g radios AIR-MP21G-A-K9.
Disable the Aironet extensions.
Following is the configuration from one of the access points (before the firmware update):
version 12.2
no service pad
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
service password-encryption
hostname MMA1
aaa new-model
aaa group server radius rad_eap
aaa group server radius rad_mac
aaa group server radius rad_acct
aaa group server radius rad_admin
aaa group server tacacs+ tac_admin
aaa group server radius rad_pmip
aaa group server radius dummy
aaa authentication login default local
aaa authentication login eap_methods group rad_eap
aaa authentication login mac_methods local
aaa authorization exec default local
aaa authorization ipmobile default group rad_pmip
aaa accounting network acct_methods start-stop group rad_acct
aaa session-id common
username xxxx privilege 15 password xxxx
username xxx privilege 15 password xxxx
ip subnet-zero
bridge irb
interface Dot11Radio0
no ip address
no ip route-cache
ssid MMA1
authentication open
guest-mode
speed basic-1.0 basic-2.0 basic-5.5 basic-11.0
rts threshold 2312
station-role root
bridge-group 1
bridge-group 1 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 1 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 1 source-learning
no bridge-group 1 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface FastEthernet0
no ip address
no ip route-cache
duplex auto
speed auto
bridge-group 1
no bridge-group 1 source-learning
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface BVI1
ip address 192.168.10.100 255.255.255.0
no ip route-cache
ip default-gateway 192.168.10.1
ip http server
ip http help-path http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/prodconfig/help/eag/ivory/1100
ip http authentication aaa
bridge 1 route ip
line con 0
line vty 5 15
End
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Randy

Thanks for the info.
The documentation say not to switch from auto to full duplex or half duplex when using inline power, well I think it says the AP may reboot. I may have tried half duplex before I upgraded the firmware.
While upgrading I disconnected the AP, used a patch cord to connect it to the router and pluged the power directly into it to make sure the wiring to the AP was not the problem and it did the same thing.
However, when trying to upgrade the firmware it took ~ 45 minuets to upload the image and filed a couple of times retrying. I connected the AP to the notebook directly with a crossover cable and it uploaded in about 45 seconds.
That got me to thinking that there may be a problem with the router so I have replaced it with a Linksys.
In the mean time the DSL went down yesterday so I have not been able to test the new setup.
The cables are T568B
W/O
O/W
W/G
B/W
W/B
G/W
W/B
B/W
Best regards,
Randy

Wireless site survey doubts with cisco aironet site survey utility tool

Hi,
I have 1131 autonomous AP and we have project where we need to implement WLC 5500 with 1140 LAP.
Before that , we need to do site survey . we are going to use cisco aironet adapter and with the help of site survey utility tool we are planning to do site survey .
I have below doubt before starting the site survey :
1) do we need to configure the AP 1131 with existing LAN set-up of client to get connected ?
If yes , how can i shift this 1131 ap always from one location to another location and connect to respective vlan in switch ? It would be tedious job ....
because , We need to connect ( get associated ) our laptop always to 1131 ap and then roam around to get the RSSI , signal strength , SNR and throughput .... ...
to configure the AP to existing lan set-up of client , it would not be flexible to do site survey ?
without that , how can I just plug-in power to 1131 AP with standalone configuration .... and without connecting to switch ( any lan-port ) , do the site survey ?
Please suggest me .............
In short , without connecting to LAN set-up of client , how can i do the site survey ?
2) will it be worth to do site survey with cisco aironet card ( site survey utility ) ? or we should i have different site survey software for the same ?
Please share the knowledge ....

Site Surveys are important and should be done by a professional. A poor site survey can lead to a lot of problems. It would be hard to put all aspects of conducting a proper site survey in a single post. Lets cover a few of the basics.
1) If you plan to deploy 1140 model access points. Then you should use that AP in autonomous mode so you dont have to be plugged into your network
2) The AP gets powered by an exteral power source like this battery for exmaple:
http://www.tessco.com/products/displayProductInfo.do?sku=345625&WT.mc_id=google_base&sp=true
3) As far as moving the AP around you can purchase a site survey pole like this:
http://www.tessco.com/products/displayProductInfo.do?sku=392506&eventPage=1
4) As for software, I like AirMagnet Surveyor
http://www.airmagnet.com/products/survey/
But again. There is a lot to know about doing surveys...

Cisco Aironet 1310 series

hello all,
I have a cisco Aironet 1310 series which am having problem with the signal strength. This box came with 8 dbi Omni antenna gain and am told this can go upto 5km raduis. After configuring this equipment, i could not get a link when i move 500 meters. Please find attached the configs on the box. Any help given would be very much appreciated. Thank You

This 5KM distance is only going to be applicable in bridging situations. The following link shows how to use the distance calculations based on devices: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps458/products_tech_note09186a008009459b.shtml
In theory, if you had a really strong direction antenna on your client you'd be able to get the 1310 as an access Point from 5km, but you'd need perfect line-of-site and you wouldn't be mobile...
As others had mentioned, if you're looking for an access point situation with that kind of range, then you need WiMax....
but if it is bridging you want, its just a matter of getting the other link to see this one (with a good enough antenna)

Which Aironet 1252 radio module(s)

I was going to use an Aironet 1252 access point to set up a wireless network and was wondering which radio module (or modules) to get. I have no need for backwards compatibility, so it seems that for best performance I should go with a pure 802.11n network. In order to achieve that goal, is one radio module sufficient? And which band would be best? Or is there any advantage (or disadvantage to getting both the 2.4 GHz radio module (AIR-RM1252G-A-K9) and the 5 GHz one (AIR-RM1252A-A-K9)?
Any and all suggestions or thoughts are greatly appreciated. Oh, and if you need any other information about my setup please feel free to ask.
Thanks,
Paul

fella5 is right. You've just mentioned the need for backward compatibility therefore both A/B/G modules is OK.
Are you going to be using a Wireles LAN Controller (WLC)?
The reason why I'm asking is because the 1252 AP, in order to get both RM to work, you need at least 19.0 watts of power. This can only be achieved using either a enhanced PoE switch (such as the 3560-E/3750-E) or a power injector.
The latest code of the WLC (firmware 5.2) will upgrade the AVR of both the radio modules of the 1250 to be able to operate at 15.4 watts of power. Here's the catch though: The new WLC code will allow the 1252 to operate both radios BUT the power output (or signal strength) is curtailed.
However, do you look the 1140 series AP. This model will operate at 15.4 watts of power, full signal strength but the range is not as far as the 1250.
The 1140 (like it's other brother, 1130) was designed for office use: lots of walls, partitions and corners. The 1250 is designed for industrial use: wide-open space, environmental protection (thus the armoured-tank look-feel-weight).
Hope this helps.

Cisco Aironet 1252 AP Poor range

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