Friday, November 3, 2017

Guidelines To Consider When Conducting A Wireless Kentucky Site Survey

By Robert Carter


It is essential that one considers carrying out a wireless site survey before going on with any installation plans. If one fails to perform a comprehensive site survey, reduced network coverage and other network related issues will occur. The intended purpose of this article is to provide tips that one should consider when conducting a wireless Kentucky site survey.

First, one should understand the wireless requirements before undertaking the initial installation of the network equipment. One ought to first have an idea of all the optimum locations for the access points since there has to be a specific network requirement to be met to have sound signal coverage. It is also important that one knows the technologies they are going to use so that they perform the study with the techniques in mind.

The diagram of the facility to get the coverage is critical. Make sure that you have a blueprint of this place and where there is none, ensure that you come up with a detailed sketch. Also, one can take a picture of the fire escape plan which is usually on the walls of many buildings. With an idea of how the place looks like then you can go ahead and identify the various access points.

Visually inspect the target place before starting your study. The diagrams or the photos of this facility will need scrutiny to ensure that what is in the picture is what you can see. The structure should be durable to support the equipment such as the routers. Also, the physical inspection will enable you to know of all the barriers that may hinder the transmission of signals.

Ensure that you take note of any existing network infrastructure such as the Ethernet and in other cases the fiber networks. Existing network facilities can help in interfacing the access points and support the wireless network. Also, this will aid and make the work of designers easier when laying down the wireless network equipment.

It is essential that you identify the areas where the network coverage and usage will be more than in the other places. From the sketch you have, ensure that you take note of all the critical regions and pinpoint them as places to have more coverage. Pinpointing of these areas will help you to identify sites where internet is not a must. Also, this will help you know the exact locations to have the transceivers.

The next thing is to identify the locations of all the access points in the target area. The search will involve knowing the exact spot to have the access point after testing the signal strength and the signal quality. Use the relevant software to check the primary coverage of an exact access point location to make sure that the area is okay and no changes need to take place.

Lastly, it is vital that the findings are written down. When you are okay that the site you identified for the access points will provide a quality signal strength, you should go ahead and have a document for these findings. The information will be of importance to the installers.




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