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How to do a Wi-Fi site survey: a practical walkthrough
Plan a repeatable Wi-Fi site survey, prepare a floor plan, collect deliberate measurements and turn the results into a useful next step.
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How to do a Wi-Fi site survey: a practical walkthrough
Plan a repeatable Wi-Fi site survey, prepare a floor plan, collect deliberate measurements and turn the results into a useful next step.
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Survey planning
A Wi-Fi site survey checklist for your next walkthrough
Use this before, during and after checklist to keep a Wi-Fi survey organized, repeatable and easy to hand over.
Understanding Wi-Fi
What RSSI means when you measure Wi-Fi signal strength
Understand negative dBm readings, compare Wi-Fi signal measurements and avoid confusing a strong signal with a fast connection.
Troubleshooting
Strong Wi-Fi but slow internet? Separate signal from speed
Learn how to separate Wi-Fi signal complaints from internet, local network and application performance problems.
Understanding Wi-Fi
SSID vs BSSID: why network names are not enough for a survey
Understand the difference between a Wi-Fi network name and a radio identifier when filtering and comparing survey observations.
Understanding Wi-Fi
How to read a Wi-Fi heatmap without overinterpreting it
Read the legend, inspect survey points and distinguish measured signal from the estimated areas between observations.
Troubleshooting
How to investigate Wi-Fi dead zones room by room
Use a reference point, a repeatable route and targeted measurements to investigate rooms where Wi-Fi does not work as expected.
Floor plans
How to prepare a floor plan for a Wi-Fi survey
Choose a readable floor image, remove irrelevant detail and prepare a reliable coordinate reference before collecting Wi-Fi measurements.
Floor plans
Floor-plan calibration: set a reliable scale for your survey
Choose clear endpoints and a known distance to calibrate a floor image without introducing avoidable scale errors.
Survey planning
How many Wi-Fi survey points do you need?
Choose measurement positions based on rooms, use and uncertainty instead of treating a fixed point count as a coverage guarantee.
Field workflow
How to keep a Wi-Fi survey safe when you go offline
Prepare an assignment online, preserve the local queue and reconcile saved points after reconnecting during an Android survey.
Field workflow
Android Wi-Fi scan permissions: a surveyor’s guide
Understand why Android may request location-related access for Wi-Fi scanning and how to handle unavailable or delayed scans.
Reporting
How to compare Wi-Fi surveys before and after a change
Build a fair before-and-after comparison using consistent positions, device conditions, network filters and documented changes.
Troubleshooting
Use survey evidence to review access-point placement
Review installed AP locations, target problem areas and repeat measurements before deciding whether an access point should move.
Survey planning
Planning a Wi-Fi survey for a small office
Organize a small-office survey around meeting rooms, workstations and user complaints while keeping the first visit manageable.
Floor plans
How to organize a Wi-Fi survey across multiple floors
Keep floor names, assignments and measurements aligned when surveying a building with more than one level.
Floor plans
Why floor-plan revisions matter to Wi-Fi survey history
Preserve the relationship between a floor image and its measurements when layouts, crops or drawing versions change.
Reporting
What to include in a useful Wi-Fi survey report
Build a Wi-Fi survey handover with clear scope, floor references, measurement evidence, limitations and actionable next steps.
Field workflow
Wi-Fi survey privacy: floor plans, network names and location
Make deliberate choices about floor content, network identifiers, GPS and report sharing during a Wi-Fi survey.
Reporting
How to document Wi-Fi troubleshooting so the next visit is easier
Turn a vague Wi-Fi complaint into a repeatable record of symptoms, measurements, changes and follow-up actions.
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