The key idea

An AP marker on a floor plan should represent a verified installation, not a guess from signal strength.

Confirm the current installation

Start with the actual AP inventory and physical locations. Ask the network administrator which identifiers belong to the installed devices and whether settings or hardware have changed. A drawing that has not been updated can send the survey toward the wrong explanation.

Place AP markers only where you have a reliable position. The strongest observed signal does not uniquely locate an AP, and one physical device may expose several BSSIDs. Keep those distinctions clear in the handover.

Measure where the service matters

Capture at the affected work positions and along the transition from a reliable area. Use the floor context to understand where the evidence came from. Include enclosed rooms and user positions rather than measuring only beneath the access point.

Check individual observations for the relevant BSSID and band. An all-network summary may look healthy because another radio is visible, even when the question concerns a specific installed AP.

Treat placement as a hypothesis

A weak area can motivate a placement review, but a signal map alone does not prescribe the correct mount, antenna orientation, power or channel plan. Those decisions depend on the environment, hardware and service requirements. Involve the person responsible for network design.

Avoid making several configuration and physical changes at once unless the work plan requires it. A controlled change is easier to evaluate and reverse if it produces an unintended effect elsewhere.

Validate the result

Repeat the important points after an authorized move or adjustment and retain both surveys. Verify the original problem location and the reference areas. Update the current AP position without rewriting the historical observations.

In Wi-Fi Master Planner, the floor provides a shared reference for AP locations and survey points. Use it to communicate evidence and coordinate the next test, not as a substitute for the installation guidance that applies to the hardware.

Take it into the field

  • Verify AP position and inventory identifiers.
  • Measure real user locations.
  • Review placement with the network owner.
  • Remeasure after the change and preserve history.

Put your next survey on the map.

Prepare a floor on the web, capture deliberate points on Android and review the observations in one place.

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