Meet User Demand in Unique Environments with Wi-Fi Designer9 June 2020

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The Cambium Gigabit Wireless Fabric

Multi-Gig Wireless from Broadband to the Edge

Proven LowestCost per Mbps

One dashboard for Wi-Fi, switching and broadband

Wi-Fi Designer Overview

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• Online Wi-Fi design tool• Access from the Cambium web site

o Products -> Software -> Wi-Fi Designer

• Place APs to visualize coverage• Generate BOM and report• Supports Wi-Fi 6, Xirrus and cnPilot APs

Wi-Fi Designer Benefits

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• No cost, license free• Accessible online from anywhere• Automatically updated• Fast and easy to use• Supports unique Cambium/Xirrus APso High density Wi-Fi – multi-radio APso Software-defined Wi-Fi – 5GHz/2.4GHz

Standard Wi-Fi Cambium Xirrus Scalable Wi-Fi

• Less Access Points• Less Cables & Switches• Reduced Installation Costs

• Non-Flexible Fixed Radio AP’s• More cabling and switches required• Complex installation

High Density Wi-Fi

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Software-Defined Wi-Fi

2.4GHz only clients – only a few in each network

Cambium Xirrusoptimize capacity

Traditional Wi-FiWasted radios, more cost

2.4GHz

5GHz

5GHz

5GHz2.4GHz5GHz

5GHz

5GHz

2.4GHz

2.4GHzOptimize Capacity

Software-defined radios maximize capacity growth

Dual and Quad radio APs

BYOD / IOT network segmentation

Up to 13.8Gbps, up to 960 clients per AP

Key Customer Benefits

Less equipment, cable and switch ports

Easily adapt network as client types change

Improved value with superior Cost/Mbps

Application Performance Requirements

Application Average Bandwidth

Streaming music 500Kbps

Web browsing or Email 2Mbps

Video conferencing/collaboration 2Mbps

HD streaming video 4Mbps

Gaming 12Mbps

4K streaming video 20Mbps

Design guidelines for network bandwidth per client

Location Types – Area Per Person

Type Examples/Applications Area/Person (sq. ft.)

Stadium/Arena Sports, Entertainment 5 – 10

Auditorium Conferences, Lectures, Theater 10 – 15

Open Public Areas Plazas, Lobbies, Show Floors 10 – 100

Class Room Classes, training 20 – 30

Libraries Study, Research 75 – 100

Joint Use Retail Stores, agencies, shops 75 – 150

Office – Open Cubicles 80 – 100

Office – Closed Enclosed offices 150

Hospital Patient rooms, general areas 125 – 200

Dormitory College, university, military 150 – 175

Light Industrial Assembly, fab, packaging 150 – 400

Lodging Hotel, Resort 300 – 400

Warehouse Distribution, Storage 500+

Wi-Fi Capacity Design

Guidelines for users per radioHigh performance – instructional, demos, etc. = 15-25High density – general Internet access = 50-70

# Radios = (# Devices * Avg BW per Device) / Avg BW per Radio

Wi-Fi Designer Demo

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Key Takeaways

• Design Wi-Fi for Capacity, Not Only Coverage

• Key Wi-Fi Designer Benefits– No cost– Fast and easy– Only tool supporting Cambium High Density and Software-defined Wi-Fi

• Access Wi-Fi Designer:– Cambium web site -> Products -> Software

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Questions

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