THE BAD-FI

Hmmm, the antennas are mostly oriented correctly. Placement on top of a metal air duct in a hallway? Not so much.

Hmmm, the antennas are mostly oriented correctly.

Placement on top of a metal air duct in a hallway?

Not so much.

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Seen a bunch of these floating around the Internets, the Twitters, and such. Figured I’d make a proper one for ya.

Two versions for your social-media sharing pleasure and what not.

You’re welcome.

Merry Christmas from Bad-Fi!

Inspired by: The Internet.

Submitted by: Matt, @dokomiro Spotted at Forest Hill MUNI metro station.  Not only is the AP behind a brick wall and the antenna pointed into a gigantic metal box / flat screen television, but there’s also a pigeon on top attenuating the signal.  Th…

Submitted by: Matt, @dokomiro

Spotted at Forest Hill MUNI metro station.  Not only is the AP behind a brick wall and the antenna pointed into a gigantic metal box / flat screen television, but there’s also a pigeon on top attenuating the signal.  

Thanks SFMTA! 

THIS. IS. AWESOME.

AP, gingerly placed behind a T.V., on a concrete wall and oh, there a FRIGGIN’ BIRD on it!

Nope, nothing wrong here.

Another quality Enterprise Ubiquiti install. Hmm. Nice AP mount: http://t.co/sXNYsBuOV1— David Bulanda (@MrFogg97) December 16, 2014 David’s Blog: http://mrfogg97.blogspot.comTechnically, that Painter’s Tape’s not causing much att…

Another quality Enterprise Ubiquiti install.

David’s Blog: http://mrfogg97.blogspot.com

Technically, that Painter’s Tape’s not causing much attenuation if any at all.

But, Boy, is that gonna hurt when it falls on someone’s head.

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Maybe it’s a wired-to-wireless bridge, but uses osmosis instead of the PMD?

I’m all outta options here.

Acquired through purely LEGITIMATE MEANS! 
Ron’s Site: http://www.globeron.com
Wait, Globalron.
Global-Ron.
GLOBALRON!

I get it!

Caged Fury! via - @yannickheymans Look what i found! Antenna diversity i guess. Extra points for 1st to name ol faithfull. pic.twitter.com/lOsbgL5Wav— Yannick Heymans (@yannickheymans) November 2, 2014 Ok, so you figured the antennas should probab…

Caged Fury! via - @yannickheymans

Ok, so you figured the antennas should probably be pointing out.

How about in the correct orientation?

How about NOT PLACE THE AP IN A CAGE?

Bad, bad, fi. @shutostrike @wifichef So… you’re saying this isn’t optimal antenna placement? pic.twitter.com/5PW0lBBNx7— Jerry Olla (@jolla) July 18, 2014 PROBLEMS: Metal. Metal! METAL! Wrapped in power supplies. Not sure they looked at…

Bad, bad, fi.

PROBLEMS:

  1. Metal.
  2. Metal!
  3. METAL!
  4. Wrapped in power supplies.
  5. Not sure they looked at the spec sheet for that APs antennas pattern.

    I’m not even going to discuss the cabling job.

IT AIN’T ALL BAD, FOLKS! Really like how Cisco places the AP in the middle of the antenna patterns. Makes it much easier to visualize them. 👍 Wish ALL vendors did this. via: I like how these antenna patterns show the AP in the middle. pic.twitter.…

IT AIN’T ALL BAD, FOLKS!

Really like how Cisco places the AP in the middle of the antenna patterns. Makes it much easier to visualize them. 👍

Wish ALL vendors did this.


via:


Scott’s blog: https://www.mostlynetworks.com

Now that we all understand antennas patterns can we please just install the APs correctly positioned?

Thank you.

The Hadron Collider of Wi-Fi! Shanghaied from: Wrong. Try again. #WiFail http://t.co/W7iiyWu3Ac — Andrew von Nagy (@revolutionwifi) September 30, 2014 Andrew’s Ridiculously Awesome Blog: http://www.revolutionwifi.net Remember how we talked…

The Hadron Collider of Wi-Fi!

Shanghaied from:

Andrew’s Ridiculously Awesome Blog: http://www.revolutionwifi.net

Remember how we talked earlier about knowing/understanding your antennas patterns? Here, you’re basically shooting APs into each other and not much else.