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Starting the Site Survey Utility 9
To install a trial AirConnect wireless network, use the following procedure.
1
Mount the APs.
Mount APs at the locations recommended on the floor plan drawing. Start with
the most difficult coverage area first. Position the APs so that their antennas are
not obstructed.
2
Power on the APs.
Use the PowerBASE-T and interconnecting 8-wire CAT 5 cable if an AC wall socket
is not conveniently located.
3
Observe AP LED behavior.
Check the LEDs to verify normal boot operation. After the boot cycle is complete,
the STATUS LED flashes approximately once every second to indicate that the AP is
operating properly.
4
Power on the AirConnect wireless clients to be used for the site survey.
When the device is powered on, a message indicating the AP is not connected to a
boot server will be displayed. This is normal, since the AP is not yet connected to
an Ethernet network.
5
Set the AirConnect AP and wireless client Network IDs.
Set the wireless client(s) and AP to the same Net ID.
An AirConnect wireless network now exists and can be tested for radio
transmission effectiveness with the AirConnect Site Survey utility.
Starting the Site
Survey Utility
Click the AirConnect Site Survey utility icon from the Windows desktop to launch
the utility. The Site Survey utility Welcome dialog box appears.
You can use the Site Survey utility Welcome dialog box to open an existing site
survey area workspace, create a new workspace, create a new workspace from an
existing site survey area workspace, or open a recently used workspace.
If an existing site survey workspace is opened containing one or more survey areas,
the Site Survey Test dialog box displays. Use the Site Survey Test dialog box to
specify the ICMP and WNMP test parameters for the survey area. If an existing
survey workspace does not have a survey area defined, the Site Survey dialog box
displays. Use the Site Survey dialog box for entering the site survey area name,
surveyor, and description. The Site Survey Test and Site Survey dialog boxes are
described in greater detail in the sections that follow.
Closing the Welcome dialog box enables the File, Edit, View, Area, and Help
pull-down menus. Use these menus to create a new site survey, view radio
coverage areas within an existing site survey template, run a ping test for a survey
area, display and configure the Edit menu property pages, and display help
information for the usage of the utility.
NOTE:
The AirConnect Site Survey utility should already be loaded on the
AirConnect mobile devices used to perform the survey.