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You install a WLAN in a warehouse environment for a customer. three months after the installation, the customer reports that the devices in the environment show a poor RSSI is some areas. Which…
The correct answer is A. an increase of stock in the warehouse. A common cause for poor RSSI in a warehouse after a period is an increase in physical stock, which can block or absorb Wi-Fi signals.
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You install a WLAN in a warehouse environment for a customer. three months after the installation, the customer reports that the devices in the environment show a poor RSSI is some areas. Which option is a possible cause of the issue?
Options
- Aan increase of stock in the warehouse
- Ban increase in the number of wireless clients
- CRF interference from external sources, such as microwave ovens
- Danother WLAN installed in a neighboring warehouse.
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Why each option
A common cause for poor RSSI in a warehouse after a period is an increase in physical stock, which can block or absorb Wi-Fi signals.
An increase of stock in the warehouse, especially items containing liquids or dense materials, can significantly absorb or reflect Wi-Fi signals. This physical obstruction creates new RF shadows and attenuation, leading to a decrease in Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) in previously well-covered areas.
An increase in the number of wireless clients typically leads to congestion and lower throughput, but it does not directly cause a decrease in RSSI for existing coverage areas.
RF interference from external sources like microwave ovens can degrade performance by increasing noise and retransmissions, but it primarily affects signal quality rather than a general reduction in an AP's RSSI across an area.
Another WLAN in a neighboring warehouse would primarily cause co-channel or adjacent-channel interference, leading to slower speeds and retransmissions, rather than a direct reduction in the RSSI of existing APs' signals.
Concept tested: RF absorption and signal attenuation in dynamic environments
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/white-paper-c11-737989.html
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