Wi-Fi for a factory or warehouse
How to cover handheld scanners and vehicles indoors and in the yard, with 5G for vehicles and remote cabinets.
What the site needs
- Tall racking and metal surfaces block signal, and stock levels change the coverage from week to week.
- Handheld scanners and forklift terminals must stay connected while moving.
- The loading yard and some remote cabinets have no practical cable route.
Where to use Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi 7
Site offices, control rooms, loading bays and the yard
Office capacity indoors, and hardened IP67 units outdoors.
Wi-Fi 6
Warehouse aisles and the production floor
Handheld scanners and vehicle terminals need reliable roaming on 2.4 and 5 GHz, not peak speed.
How to do it
Aisle and floor coverage
Ceiling access points are positioned along aisles so scanners roam cleanly between them.
Hardened outdoor access points
IP67 outdoor units cover the loading bays and yard.
5G where cable cannot reach
The NB-R690-5G industrial router gives vehicles and remote cabinets a managed 5G link with wired and Wi-Fi ports.
One estate
Switches power the access points and cameras over PoE, all managed from one console.
Products for this design NB-AP644-CNB-AP722-CNB-AP744-HNB-AP722-HNB-R690-5GNewbridge ControllerNX SwitchesSurveillance
What you get
- Scanners and vehicle terminals stay connected across the floor and yard.
- Remote points are online without new cable runs.
- Wi-Fi, switching and surveillance are managed together.
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