Hi All,
I have a customer with two separate metal buildings. It is an industrial setting. Both buildings are wired into the same (Ethernet) network with the occasional computer sprinkled among the industrial machines.
The customer has come up with a new method to calibrate the machines. He has purchased an all in one hand held calibrator that contains its own copy of XP and 802.11g/WPA1. So he needs wireless. This hand held test gadget will be the only wireless device on the network. It will be used in both building, depending on what machine need calibrating. The hand held needs to automatically log into each building's AP when the technician walks through the door.
So, I figure that I can put an AP inside each building. With both buildings being metal and a bit of distance between them, the two AP's would be very hard pressed to see each other.
I was thinking of putting both AP's on the same SSID but using different channels. I was wondering if this would help of hinder the "automatic logon" when walking through the door requirement.
Anyone has any advice on the issue?
Many thanks,
-T