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REPARATION
Introduction
Installing an AirConnect wireless network begins with conducting a site survey.
A site survey involves the use of the AirConnect Site Survey utility to determine the
physical requirements for a site-specific AirConnect wireless network. A site survey
analyzes the installation environment and provides users with recommendations
for equipment and placement. The site may be a warehouse, manufacturing plant,
office building, or retail space.
The AirConnect Site Survey utility determines the location of APs, as well as
the number necessary to provide optimal coverage. Only qualified site survey
technicians should use the AirConnect Site Survey utility to conduct site surveys.
When installing an AirConnect network, complete coverage may require multiple
antennas. If the facility is small, or the coverage area is free from physical
obstructions, one AP and antenna might be sufficient.
If you are unfamiliar with the AirConnect wireless infrastructure and the
components that compose it, refer to Appendix A “AirConnect Overview”
for an overview of AirConnect technology.
Inspecting the
Survey Area
During the planning stages of the site survey, a representative from the site survey
team will visit the proposed AirConnect radio coverage site. As a standard practice
in the site survey consultation, the representative gathers facility drawings and
completes a Site Survey Requirements document and a site survey questionnaire.
The representative documents the wiring used within the facility (10BaseT,
10Base2, fiber optic) and assesses its applicability to AirConnect components.
Several trial installation areas should be selected. The site survey team analyzes
each proposed installation area to document radio transmission constraints and to
develop preliminary AP placement alternatives to be tested during the actual site
survey. The findings from the initial site inspection should be documented in a Site
Survey Request Form and serve as the outline of the site survey.
The following variables should also be considered in the site survey requirements
definition:
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RF systems already in use
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Location of host system(s)
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Available AC power
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Interfering metal fire breaks and wall structures
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Doorways and passages causing RF propagation