Walkthrough
Layer 1 survey
Layer 2 survey
100

Is it onsite or offsite?

Onsite

100

What kind of RF interferers do you know?

Microwave oven

Camera

Jammers

Bletooth

Narrow transmitters (cordless phone, soundcast)

100

List the two types of Layer 2 survey

APoS

Validation or passive

200

What is the primary purpose of this?

To answer questions that were not asked

200

Can you do it with only one sweep?

Why?

No, you can't. Because there might be intermittent interferers.

200

At which type of L2 survey does the Wifi card need to be connected to the SSID?

APoS

300

What kind of surprises can you expect?

Obstacles

Wrong maps

300

What is the common name of L1 sweep tools?

Spectrum analyzer

300

At cells edge how much signal strength you should read from both APs

-67dBm

400

List the area categories within a site

Areas where complete coverage and full performances are needed.

Areas where coverage is not needed.

Areas where coverage should not be present

Areas where coverage is optional.

400

What is the AP mode name to capture spectrum raw data?

SE connect

400

What is the lowest signal strength that you should see?

-94dBm

500

What you have to observe?

List as many as possible

User behavior

Roaming path

User density

Areas to cover

Walls

Constraints of AP placement

Ethernet cabling options

High ceiling

Detect RF devices

Check existing wired infra

POE budget

Ethernet Distances



500

List L1 sweep tools

WiPry-Pro Spectrum
Analyzer, WiFi Surveyor, CommView for WiFi, and MetaGeek Chanalyzer.