CHAPTER 10Performing Site Surveys
In this chapter, you will
• Learn the importance and purpose of a site survey
• Understand the tools needed to perform a site survey
• Discover how to document the findings of the survey
• Take a tour of some popular site survey tools
When implementing a new wireless LAN, the site survey is one of the most important tasks. Interestingly, some have suggested that site surveys are no longer needed with the use of modern wireless LAN equipment that is self-configuring and auto-negotiating. However, you must perform a site survey to determine that these automatic systems will work effectively, or you must at least perform post-implementation analysis to ensure that the recommendations of these automatic systems ...
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