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Wireless Array

Installing the Wireless Array 27

frequency) noise at your location. To maximize wireless range, follow these basic

guidelines:

1. Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the Array and your

receiving devices to a minimum — each wall or ceiling can reduce the

wireless range from between 3 and 90 feet (1 to 30 meters). Position your

devices so that the number of walls or ceilings is minimized.

2. Be aware of the direct line between each device. For example, a wall that

is 1.5 feet thick (half a meter) at 90° is actually almost 3 feet thick (or 1

meter) when viewed at a 45° angle. At an acute 2° degree angle the same

wall is over 42 feet (or 14 meters) thick! For best reception, try to ensure

that your wireless devices are positioned so that signals will travel

straight through a wall or ceiling.

Figure 7. Wall Thickness Considerations

3. Try to position wireless client devices so that the signal passes through

drywall (between studs) or open doorways and not other materials that

can adversely affect the wireless signal.