See my answers below. Hope they help.
Hector Rios
Louisiana State University
From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of David Blahut
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 11:49 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Site Survey
Greetings,
I am writing today to ask if anyone on the list has successfully engaged with a
vendor to preform a wireless site survey.
The particulars of my question are:
Who did the survey for you?
Fluke Networks. They were easy to work with, reasonable pricing, did exactly
what they say they were going to do, and had a very knowledgeable engineer.
Would you hire them again?
Yes
What type of equipment did they use?
Airmagnet Surveyor and AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer
Were the results useful?
Very. We implemented their recommendation within months and it has worked
really well.
What should we look for in the results?
It’s all in how you set the scope of work. For our deliverables we wanted a
site survey assessment with a detailed report. This included a wireless LAN
design with AP placement and location photos, AP channeling map, AP model and
power recommendations, antenna specs (If needed), and spectrum analysis.
What type of testing should we ask the vendor to preform?
Same as previous answer.
Should the RF environment be busy during the site survey or should it be
preformed during a low use period?
We asked them to do it for both situations. A busy environment is always
helpful.
Any thing else to look out for, be aware of, or ask for?
Thanks,
David
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