How many access points does your business Wi-Fi need?

• Square metres They matter, but the relationship is not proportional.
• Construction Reinforced concrete, solid brick and metal structures cut range drastically.
• People and devices A small, crowded area may need more access points than a large, empty one.
• Usage Video conferencing and video consume far more than email and browsing.
• Floor plan An open-plan office is easy; a corridor of closed offices is not.

Because it measures only one thing. "One access point every so many metres" ignores walls and occupancy. Picture a 20 m² room with twenty people on Teams: it needs as much capacity as an almost empty floor.

There are two separate requirements. Coverage means the signal gets there. Capacity means the signal can carry everyone in the room. A business wireless network has to deliver both.

By measuring. A site survey walks the space and records area, materials, interference and real occupancy. The output is a plan: how many access points, which model, in which position, on which channel. It is the only way to avoid both costly mistakes: too much equipment, which cannibalises itself, and too little, which creates dead zones.

A very rough one. In a recently built office, allow one access point per group of rooms or zones, with reinforcement in dense areas such as meeting rooms and busy open-plan spaces. It is useful for a budget ballpark. The number to install comes from the survey.

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