After installing a new wireless access point, an engineer tests the device and sees that it is not performing at the rated speeds. Which of the following should the engineer do to troubleshoot the…

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Options

• AEnsure a bottleneck is not coming from other devices on the network.
• BInstall the latest firmware for the device.
• CCreate a new VLAN for the access point.
• DMake sure the SSID is not longer than 16 characters.
• EConfigure the AP in autonomous mode.
• FInstall a wireless LAN controller.

• A
  75% (43)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  5% (3)
• E
  14% (8)
• F
  2% (1)

Explanation

Network performance can be affected by congestion or bottlenecks elsewhere, such as slow uplinks or overloaded switches, even if the AP itself is functioning correctly. Outdated firmware may lack performance optimizations or bug fixes. Updating to the latest firmware can resolve performance or compatibility issues. Creating a new VLAN helps with segmentation but does not directly improve speed performance. SSID length has no impact on performance unless it's extremely long (and 16 characters is not excessive). Autonomous mode vs. controller-based depends on design-switching modes is not a performance fix. Installing a WLC is only necessary in controller-based deployments and doesn’t address poor performance directly. Best actions to troubleshoot poor wireless performance: check for network bottlenecks and update firmware.

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