Setting up small office....

If I purchase 5 or 6 airport extremes and set them up across the 5,00 sq ft office complex would that work effectively for our wireless network? Also, how do I keep them from clashing, change the channels? Thanks!
Jon

If I purchase 5 or 6 airport extremes and set them up across the 5,00 sq ft office complex would that work effectively for our wireless network?
So, each AirPort would cover roughly 1,000 square feet of space and each AirPort will be connected using an Ethernet cable back to a central hub with the Internet signal. Should be no problem without any obstructions in the signal path between the AirPort Extreme and connected devices.
But not knowing anything about the number of obstructions that might be in the signal path, the type of construcition used for the walls, dividers and ceilings, and other electronics there that may inferfere with the wireless signal, one cannot even make a guess as to how well the network might perform.
For example, even a normal sheetrock wall in a home will absorb 15-25% of the wireless signal, so after a few walls, there won't be much signal left.  What is left will be a much weaker and slower signal.
A few dollars invested with an IT professional to come out and survey the area to take some readings and test measurements would be a very wise thing to do before you purchase any equipment.

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