A network administrator redesigned the positioning of the APs to create adjacent areas of wireless coverage. After project validation, some users still report poor connectivity when their devices maintain an association to a distanced AP. Which of the following should the network administrator check FIRST?
If users are experiencing poor connectivity when their devices are associated with a distanced AP, the first thing to consider is the configuration for roaming. Roaming settings are crucial for maintaining seamless connectivity as users move, ensuring that the devices switch to the nearest and strongest AP. Incorrect or suboptimal roaming settings can cause devices to stay connected to a distant AP, leading to poor performance. Therefore, validating and, if necessary, adjusting the roaming settings on both the APs and WLAN clients should be the first step in troubleshooting this issue.
Roaming is the process of switching from one AP to another as the user moves around the network. If the roaming settings are not configured correctly, the user may experience poor connectivity when the device maintains an association with a distant AP. Improper roaming settings can result in slow speeds, dropped connections, and low signal strength. Therefore, validating the roaming settings is the first step the network administrator should take when addressing the issue of poor connectivity. The roaming settings need to be configured in a way that allows the device to seamlessly switch from one AP to another as the user moves around the network. If the roaming settings are not configured properly, the network administrator should adjust them to ensure the best possible user experience. By validating the roaming settings first, the network administrator can eliminate the possibility of this being the root cause of the issue, and move on to other potential causes if necessary.
This would be true if option A only specified AP roaming settings. However, it clearly says CLIENTS, making A incorrect as an answer. B is correct.
It's not the best question in my opinion. I would say the answer is A because if you read it carefully it states that 'some' users are having difficulties, not 'all' users. This to me suggest that (despite the redesign) some other users are fine and so it is more likely that there is an issue with their device than the antenna.
I think B is the best answer because they have repositioned APs and the connections for some, not all, users are poor. Must be directional antennas pointing in the wrong or at least not best directions? Makes sense to me anyways
That's a good point, but if you think about the effort that you'd need to employ to determine if that would work? It would be a better first choice to verify you've connected the roaming settings, and if they are not correct, you can adjust those before moving on to more high effort troubleshooting options.
would not be B?
I would not say B because the scenario is say they re modeled, so seeing if the NEW antennas work does not apply
I just tried this on my router, you can decide which decible your going to be disconnected.
Surely the answer has to be B. The questions specifically asks for the FIRST thing to check. While validating the roaming settings on the APs is easy and quick, I would say that checking the roaming settings on client devices would be the LAST thing to check. Therefore B must be the easiest, quickest, most efficient, and FIRST thing an admin would check.
A. Because it could be due to the WLAN clients
If correct antennas are not being used couldn’t that also create an issue of staying connected. If a directional antenna was being used by an adjacent ap, pointed in the direction of another ap with a Omni-directional antenna?