Fixing President Obama's Wi-Fi
Apparently Wi-Fi at the White House sucks ! A journalist asked me what might help it, so I figure I'll share my response: Hi [Very Wise Journalist Who Reached Out To Me, Ben Miller, For Comment], In some ways the White House is like any other large, multi-user space and in other ways it is very different. Uncommon challenges at the White House are likely the result of security requirements and the need to maintain the historical integrity of the building. The White House almost certainly has areas that are off-limits to AP installers and there may be limits on where cable drops can be made. There is a distinct line between good and bad solutions when AP locations are restricted. The goal of both solutions is to increase coverage to hard-to-reach areas. The bad solution, which is likely happening at the White House, is to increase the transmit power of APs. Increasing AP transmit power aids downlink data sent from an AP to a Wi-Fi device, but ...