Site Survey (cont.)

• Real and potential interference needs to be evaluated.

  • Look around. What antennas do you see nearby?
  • Objects nearby that will cause multi-path? (future slides)

• Non-intrusive testing - sniff around:

  • Use dstumbler or netstumbler to see what SSIDs you can see.
  • Note channel usage.
  • A spectrum analyzer will reveal non-802.11 RF.

• Try it out:

  • Bring masts and 24 dBi dishes.
  • Note signal and noise levels.

Notes: