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July 13, 2020
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FortiWiFi Wireless Coverage

  • July 13, 2020
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We have a customer that has a Cisco RV 180W wireless router. In addition to routing the Cisco device provides wireless to the office. We would like to replace it with a FortiWiFi 50E. The Cisco device provides good coverage in spite of the fact that some of the offices are some distance from the Cisco network closet. Does anyone have an estimate concerning the wireless coverage provided by the Cisco device vs. a FortiWiFi 50E. I don't want to sell the customer an excellent firewall but not provide adequate wireless coverage.

 

By the way I see a FWF-50E-2R device listed here:

https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/data-sheets/FortiGate_FortiWiFi_50E_Series.pdf

 

Is this a 2 radio FortiWiFi? Does anyone know if this affects range?

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    Toshi_Esumi
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    Toshi_Esumi
    SuperUser
    July 13, 2020

    Yes, that's the rare 2 RADIUS FortiWiFi although I haven't seen it myself. But if you put it in a closet, the coverage, especially 5GHz, would drop significantly. I would recommend getting FG50E+one of indoor FortiAP then installing the FAP outside the closet.

    Toshi_Esumi
    SuperUser
    Toshi_Esumi
    SuperUser
    July 13, 2020

    Meant to type RADIO not RADIUS. Sorry.

     

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