CWDP: Certified Wireless Design Professional v303 — Question 12

An engineering firm just upgraded their WLAN form nine 802.11n APS to nine 802.11ac APs. After this upgrade, they did not see any improvement in throughput.
What is the most likely cause of this result?

Answer options

• A. APs are transmitting at a low transmit power
• B. The clients were not upgraded
• C. APs are mounted on the wall
• D. The APs are still using the 5 GHz lower band

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because if the APs are operating at low transmit power, the signal strength may not be sufficient to improve throughput, even with upgraded hardware. Options B, C, and D do not directly address the potential limitation of power output affecting performance.