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A network administrator is troubleshooting severe signal degradation and frequent disconnections reported by users working near large metal shelving units in a warehouse environment. A site survey reveals high signal attenuation and co-channel interference on the 2.4 GHz band. Which TWO of the following troubleshooting steps should the administrator perform to resolve these wireless connectivity issues?

  1. Migrate the access points in the affected area to non-overlapping channels (such as channels 1, 6, or 11).Cevap
  2. Relocate access points or install directional antennas to direct signal coverage down the aisles and clear of metal obstructions.Cevap
  3. C
    Force the switch interface speed and duplex settings connected to the access point into half-duplex mode.
  4. D
    Reconfigure wireless client devices to use APIPA self-assigned IP addresses when signal strength drops.

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The administrator should migrate access points to non-overlapping channels (1, 6, or 11) and relocate access points or install directional antennas to bypass metal obstructions.
Migrating access points to non-overlapping channels (1, 6, and 11 on the 2.4 GHz spectrum) eliminates channel overlap and adjacent-channel interference. Relocating access points or deploying directional antennas bypasses physical attenuation and signal reflection caused by heavy metal structures in the warehouse.

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1
Identify the physical and frequency causes of the wireless connection drops in the warehouse.
Recognized that metal shelving causes physical signal attenuation/reflection, while improper channel assignment leads to channel overlap interference.
Troubleshooting requires addressing both physical RF absorption and channel frequency assignment.
2
Select solutions targeting radio frequency channel selection and physical signal propagation.
Migrating to channels 1, 6, or 11 resolves co-channel interference, and deploying directional antennas or moving APs clears physical line-of-sight obstructions.
These steps directly remediate the Layer 1 wireless issues identified in the scenario.

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Troubleshooting Wireless Signal Attenuation, Obstructions, and Channel Overlap
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