User Manual

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Site Survey & Planning
Definition
A site survey is a task-by-task process by which the surveyor discovers
the RF behavior, coverage, interference, and determines proper hardware
placement in a facility. The site survey’s primary objective is to ensure
that mobile workers and the wireless LAN’s clients experience
continuously strong RF signal as they move around the facility.
Items
• Facilities Analysis
• Existing Networks
• Area Usage & Towers
• Purpose & Business Requirements
• Bandwidth & Roaming Requirements
• Available Resources
• Security Requirements
• Preparation Exercises
• Preparation Checklist
Site Survey Equipment
• Corporate service unit(CSU) with POE Injector
• Laptop and/or PDA
• Wireless PC card with driver & utility software
• Battery pack charger & DC-to AC converter
• Site survey utility software (loaded on laptop or PDA)
• Clipboard, pen, pencils, notebook paper, grid paper, & highlighter
• Blueprints & network diagrams
• Outdoor antennas(Omni-directional, Patch, Bi-directional)
• Cables & connectors
• Specialized software or hardware such as a spectrum analyzer
• Digital camera for taking pictures of particular locations within a
facility
• Variable attenuator
WLAN Cable Access Point 6220 NTPM99CA Rel 1.0 Issue 1 Oct. 2004