Deadbeaf wrote

I would like to know if the EAP 245 is a good AP to use for a client of mine.

Indeed it is. But keep in mind that you can serve only about 25-30 users per frequency band (thus increasing the limit to 50-60 users for the EAP245) until saturation will appear. This will happen with any AP, it's not specific to a certain brand.

You could extend the limit even more with multiple devices, but the 2.4GHz band allows only for 3 non-overlapping channels (if you use overlapping channels, the above limit will catch you sooner no matter wether you use multiple APs). So, the number of EAPs is limited to 3 devices (4 devices if you set them to 802.11n only) if you want avoid interference. Also, set a fixed WiFi channel in the 2.4 GHz band for each EAP and use a 20 MHz channel width.

cualquier joe wrote

I´m sorry to ask but I have the same issue here. I´m in the need of using 2 EAP-225 for 45 clients. Could you please explain me what do I need to do for this purpose?  Also, could you please explain me what are 3 non-overlapping channels?

Just look at the channel assignments in the 2.4 GHz band:





The distance from one channel to another is 5 MHz. WiFi in g mode with 20 MHz channel width needs to use 4 channels simultaneously, therefore there are only 3 non-overlapping channels in the frequency band.

It's not easy to estimate the number of EAPs needed for a large audience, since it strongly depends on many unpredictable factors such as the client's use pattern or the WiFi capabilities of the client devices and many more. For moderate use (surfing the web, sending emails) probably one EAP225 is good enough for 45 clients.

I would start with one Dual-Band EAP and then analyze the coverage in a test phase. You just should be prepared to add another EAP if one doesn't cover all clients.