A Passive wireless survey was completed with the help of an Ekahau Site Survey and Ekahau Sidekick in Bolton, Ontario for a reputable client. The indoor area of the warehouse/plant was found to have had good wireless signal coverage. The outdoor area had no to little coverage.
A trial deployment of AP on the Stick (APoS) featuring Cisco 3802i/3802e units with external antennas was conducted in the office, warehouse, and outdoor areas. Subsequently, a new network design was formulated and a comprehensive recommendation was delivered to the client through a detailed report.
A wireless site survey was conducted using Ekahau Site Survey Pro and Ekahau Sidekick. The details of the surveys are below.
Site type: Warehouse / Office / Outdoors Area
Area: 468,617 sq ft
Maximum height: 32 ft
Survey type: Post Wireless Survey / Pre-Survey APoS / Predictive
Coverage: 2.4 GHz and 5GHz
Antenna: Omni Directional and Sector 6
| 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz | |
| Signal Strength | -65 dBm |
| Secondary signal strength | -75 dBm |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 25 dB |
| Data rate | 12 Mbps |
SNR on 5GHz:
The images below is showing the SNR in 5 GHz for Warehouse. There are 20 Access points to cover the whole area. The SNR for the project was set to be 25 dB or above according to the client’s requirement.
SNR on 5GHz
Access Points (APs) Placement Map:
Pink color APs are existing APs and other is recommended APs.
Access Points location in Outdoor area
Signal Strength Map - Indoor:
The image below is also a signal strength map of the warehouse for 5GHz (below).
Wireless Signal Strength Map 5 GHz Indoor
Signal Strength Map - Outdoor:
The image below is also signal strength map of the outdoors area for 5 GHz (below).
Wireless Signal Strength Map 5 GHz Outdoor
AP on the Stick (APoS) - Outdoor:
AP on the Stick (APoS) - Outdoor
AP on the Stick (APoS) - Indoor:
AP on the Stick (APoS) - Indoor
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