I encountered an issue recently where the four Cisco Aironet wireless access points deployed at a bus depot in South Yorkshire were not providing sufficient coverage and data downloads from the buses not completing, despite all tests showing it should be excellent.
After some frustration I eventually discovered that some (all?) TGX150 ticket machines are equipped with US and not EU wireless chipsets which means they only work with channels 1-11 and not 1-13 as one would expect in the UK.
If you have having issues with your depot wireless LAN and TGX150 data download I would recommend checking what channels the access points are configured to operate on and adjust accordingly.
Hi Jon,
I just came across your blog and I am having the exact same issue with HP access points and the TGX150 ticket machines. have you any more info on how you resolved the issue? I have alot of access points which are setup on a range of channels all the way up to 16. I’m seeing the ticket machines connect to a access point and then when the bus moves around the yard drop off and not connect to another AP until it is in range of the original AP again.
thanks
JD