Ruckus 7363 proper setup for 230 users

Question

Hello

I borrowed a 7363 AP for an event that will have 230-ish users connected at the same time. Internet will come from a 200 Mbit Zhone ONT with DHCP.

Since the 7363 was used, first I reset it to default settings; I'd like to have it working with the proper settings to permit the 230-ish users to connect with no issues.

Here's what I've done so far:

- Setup a 2.4 GHz wireless link without encryption.
- Setup a 5 GHz without encryption.

Now, I have doubt on creating subnets for a bigger IP addresses pool.

Am I doing something wrong or something else needs to be done?

Thanks in advance!!

unknown · Answer

Perhaps I'll set up a subnet for this case. The router is a Zhone 2426 ONT http://www.zhone.com/products/ZNID-GE-24xx/ and I have to stick with it, since the internet comes directly from a fiber optic link. I've seen them handling 50+ users but this scenario is unknown, so if the Ruckus can handle the work without problems better use it.

Thanks a lot again John, I will apply some changes and test it before showtime, which is on the 30th.

Regards!

john_d · Answer

If you already have a DHCP server on your network (e.g. as a part of the router), I think it's perfectly fine to let it handle the leases.

For 230 users, I think you can get away with a single subnet. Once you get above 500 users, I'd start getting concerned about too much broadcast/multicast traffic causing performance degradation.

I'm not sure what kind of router you have, but be aware that sometimes cheap consumer routers really crap out doing NAT before 200 users -- I've even seen some where handling 20+ users is a challenge.

If you find that happening, you might have better luck having the Ruckus AP serve a local subnet with its own NAT and having essentially a double-NAT on your network. Since you don't need any port forwarding, this could work as well.

unknown · Answer

Thanks a lot for your answer John.

Now, talking about DHCP, is it ok to leave it as AP and let the other router to handle the leases? Or do I need to create one or more subnets? No port-forwarding or anything is needed.

Best