Wireless

Hello everyone,

I want to purchase APs for deployment in canteen.  It would be great if the APs support AI RRM, vBLE, and Mist. However, I'm not sure how many APs I would need to ensure these features work effectively.

Could anyone provide some guidance on the minimum number of APs required to enable these features? Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

Hi,

All APs require Mist to operate. They all have RRM (except for the BT11) which will auto-remediate signal strength issues and adjust for contention with other wireless devices, not just Mist APs.  You could have just one AP if that's all you needed for coverage. 

For vBLE, are you planning on offering location services like user engagement?  The link below provides some design guides for the number of devices and placement.

https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/mist/location-services/topics/concept/mist-loc-svc-ap-placement-guidelines.html

Not all devices have vBLE.  See the attached for model selection. 

And finally, you need to purchase licensing, which at a minimum, you'd need Wi-Fi Assurance and maybe additional licenses if you want to do location services. 

https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/mist/mist-management/topics/concept/subscriptions.html