Question

You have been asked to install a WLAN for a small business. You centrally locate the WAP in a large room that contains about 15 cubicles where employees work with their mobile devices. You test connectivity from all locations and find that signal strength is good throughout the room. Several months later, you are called to troubleshoot connectivity problems at the site. You find that the large room was divided into two smaller rooms by a floor to ceiling wall with metal studs. What is the most likely reason for the connectivity problems

Answer 1

interference

Step-by-step explanation:

The most likely reason for the connectivity problems is interference. This interference can be caused by many factors but in this scenario the most likely factor would be the metal studs and all the metal used to create the ceiling/floor. Metal is a huge interference when it comes to wifi signals. Depending on the type of metal and the amount it can greatly diminish the signal strength or even completely prevent the signal from passing to it's destination, regardless of how close the destination device is located.