After producing one of my first designs in Hamina, and sending it to the installers I got back, "how do I know what 272 degrees" is to point the antenna in. It turns out aligning the antennas so they all exactly pointing to a whole number is sometimes a pain. With the help of Joel …
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Conducting An Outdoor Site Survey Using Ekahau With A GPS Receiver.
Have you ever had to conduct a site survey for an outdoor area, it might be fine if only a very small area, clicking everywhere you stand/ walk, but imagine doing a city block or a mine site, this would be come very hard to manage. This is why site survey software normally supports a …
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The Dreaded Hallway Design
Well I have seen my fair share of Hallway designs, and I can tell you I am not a fan. I find the reason they have been used is legacy designs, and companies trying to keep costs down. I have in some situations also found that people don't like APs placed above their desks as …
CWNA Chapter 15 – Radio Frequency Site Survey Fundamentals
My Notes from chapter 15 of the CWNA study guide WLAN site survey interview Customer briefing If a wireless network is being planned for your company or for a prospective client, it is highly recommended that you sit management down, give them an overview of 802.11 wireless networking, and talk with them about how and …
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My Site Survey Kit
I thought I would share my site survey kit with you. My survey Kit is made up of the following: A Power Source: AP Stand Surface Pro 4 with Ekahau Site Survey software installed USB powered USB Hub (as the surface only has single USB port) Ekahau Spectrum Analyser Fluke Aircheck Random UTP and Power …
Configuring a Cisco AP for Site Survey
Unless you want to have to connect your survey AP to the network to reach the WLC (an therefore having UTP cabling everywhere) or carry around and power a WLC to each survey point you will need an Autonomous AP. This Autonomous AP should be the same model that you plan on installing. This post …
THE WLAN 