User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 10. Web Console: Restart
- 11. Installing and Configuring the Software
- A. SNMP Agents with MIB II & RS-232-Like Groups
- B. Well Known Port Numbers
- C. Ethernet Modem Commands
- D. Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
- E. FCC Warning Statement
NPort W2150A/W2250A Series Web Console: System Monitoring
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WLAN Site Survey
The WLAN Site Survey page is located under System Status in the System Monitoring folder. This is
where you can view live data on wireless signal strength and characteristics. It is useful tool to help you
complete a wireless site survey without installing additional software.
The goal of a WLAN site survey is to determine the number and placement of access points to provide enough
coverage to the facility. For most implementations, "enough coverage" means that the data rate at all locations
does not fall below a certain threshold. For most wireless sites, it is necessary to perform a WLAN site survey
before access point installation in order to determine the behavior of radio waves at the site.
Typical WLAN Site Survey
Procedure
1. Download/install site survey software.
2. Run software on laptop.
3. Measure AP signal strength using software on laptop.
Weakness
• Signal strength is read from the laptop NIC rather than
from NPort