Fairfield Inn & Suites Dallas North
Requirements
Wi-Fi coverage (802.11n) for the Lobby,
Reception, and Guest Rooms for the Fairfield Inn & Suites Dallas North. The
Fairfield Inn & Suites all-brick, three story, 107 room hotel is
located in the heart of North Dallas, just minutes from the North Dallas/Addison
business district, world class shopping, over 150 restaurants, and many
recreational facilities.
System Design
The Broadband connection was increased from a 1.4 Mbps T-1 to a 50 Mbps down and
5 Mbps up cable connection from Time Warner. Not only was the bandwidth
increased significantly; but, significant savings were enjoyed in the broadband
rate for internet access. A Cisco router was in place; but, a new Cisco PoE
switch, CAT6 Ethernet cable and Mesh Gateway Access Points were
to be added to provide the WiFi coverage.
A Predictive Analysis of the coverage and preliminary
channels assignments was performed.
Site Survey
 Following
the system design and identification of the optimum locations for installing the wireless
mesh access points, an analysis of existing RF interference, and an assessment of
how the access points would be mounted and what additions would be needed to the existing wired distribution system
was completed. Several "APs on a stick", shown at the right, were used to verify
the coverage provided by the predictive analysis.
System Installation
In conjunction with the predictive analysis, a Pre-Deployment site survey
using an "AP on a
stick" was
performed
to ensure that the signal coverage and throughput requirements would be met.
System Testing
After the system was installed, a Post-Deployment site survey was
conducted
to ensure that the signal coverage and throughput requirements were met.
Lobby
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Breakfast Room
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| A Meraki MR16 access point provides
dual band coverage in the Lobby and Breakfast Room,
Band steering was implemented to optimize performance.
Band steering detects clients capable of 5 GHz operation
and steers them to that frequency, while leaving 2.4 GHz
available for legacy clients. |
CAT 6 Ethernet Cable Installation
Phone Room
New CAT6 Patch Panel and Cisco PoE Switch to power the
Meraki Access Points.
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Fairfield Inn and Suites Dallas North
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