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How many customers on an ap? wrong question

March 15, 2026May 18, 2020 by j2sw

Several years ago, I did an article on How many customers can I fit on an AP? I figured with the introduction of MU-MIMO and other things, it was time for an update. Several concepts still apply, but we now have Multi-User MIMO, better filtering, and better technology. One of the biggest questions I hear … Read more

Categories Network Operations Tags cambium, capacity, data rates, epmp, interference, rf elelments

Capacity of a UBNT AP vs the number of clients

March 15, 2026November 26, 2019 by j2sw

Almost all the time I get asked: “How many clients can an AP handle?” . My answer is always a very long and drawn out one.

Categories Network Operations Tags capacity, number of clients, ubnt

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