Wireless Site Survey

There are countless things in the physical environment that could impact the extent and quality of your wireless coverage, from walls and poles to metal and temperature. System designers need to obtain information on coverage, equipment placement, power considerations and wiring requirements to ensure that mobile workers will not lose the RF signal--and therefore access to their data--as they move around the facility. The way to get that information is to conduct a site survey.

The site survey serves as a guide for the network design and for installing and verifying the wireless communication infrastructure. It also helps customers clearly understand the impact of the addition of wireless local area networking on their overall networking and system requirements. It determines whether a site has unusually high interference issues to resolve, or if capacity is greater than anticipated. Finally, a well-done site survey enables accurate quotes on equipment requirements to guide financial decision-making.