How many clients per AP

[chungt_fis6]

Hi all.

Can you help me to find url or some information about: How many client can connect to a AP in the same time ?

I think this number is 20-30 clients per AP, but i can't find the correct information or relational things.

Plz, help me.

Thanks

Chung Tran

[Rob Huffman]

Hi Chung,

You are right on track here with your numbers.Here is a cisco doc that relates to this question;

Q. How many clients can associate to the AP?

A. The AP has the physical capacity to handle 2048 MAC addresses. However, because the AP is a shared medium and acts as a wireless hub, the performance of each user decreases as the number of users increases on an individual AP. Ideally, not more than 24 clients should associate with the AP because the throughput of the AP is reduced with each client that associates to the AP.

From this Q&A doc;

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/products_qanda_item09186a008009483e.shtml

Here is great thread that asks/answers this exact question with super answers from Scott,Matthew,Mark and Emily;

http://forum.cisco.com/eforum/servlet/NetProf?page=netprof&forum=Wireless%20-%20Mobility&topic=WLAN%20Radio%20Standards&CommCmd=MB%3Fcmd%3Dpass_through%26location%3Doutline%40%5E1%40%40.1ddb85ec/0#selected_message

Hope this helps!

Rob

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[chungt_fis6]

Thank Rob.

Your information is very useful for me.

Thank alot.

Regards

Chung Tran