Wednesday, 1 November 2017

Factors 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.

It is vital that one understands the wireless requirements before going ahead with the study. Ensure that you know the various network tools that will impact on the signal coverage. The access point should be near the range of all the users so that they can get the right network coverage. To understand the wireless tools very well, use the latest technology in the market to understand the type of network to implement.

Second, one has to obtain the diagram of the facility to be covered. One ought to ensure that before starting the project, he surveys the site of this building or the location and have the blueprints. If there are no maps in place, one should prepare a drawing to have a clear picture and for ease of planning.

Third, the person conducting the survey should visually inspect the facility before carrying out any work. One should walk through the focus area to determine the accuracy of the diagram drawn and where possible to make changes. Also, one should ensure that the place has the capabilities of holding all the equipment in the right place.

The facility may have had other network connections such as the fiber and Ethernet networks, and therefore it is vital if you check other existing network infrastructures. The existing infrastructure can help one in interfacing, and consequently, this will assist in placing of the wireless network equipment. Hence this will aid the designers and installers and make their work easier.

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.

After mapping out the facility and you are okay with everything, it is now time to verify the access point locations. The testing point is where one should go ahead and test the strength of all the network signals in the area they will have the access points. Make sure that you have the latest software in the market to ensure that you test the signal strength in every access point area. You should take the performance of all the signal readings at different points and go for the place where the signal is high.

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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