Physical Site Surveys

Physical site surveys examine the physical environment of the building, tower, or other location where you want to place either a point-to-multipoint access point or a point-to-point end node. The physical site survey helps you accomplish the following tasks:

  • Verify that the locations where you want to place your wireless nodes will actually allow you to place wireless equipment there.

  • Determine the best location inside the building or inside the tower equipment vault to place the wireless equipment.

  • Verify that your postulated LOS paths actually exist.

  • Determine where and how to mount your antenna systems to make successful use of the LOS paths.

  • Determine how to design and route the cabling to the antenna system.

  • Determine how ...

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