Table 6 describes the basic equipment build out that is required for a physical site survey. To speed up the survey, multiple APs can be used simultaneously and will require equal increases in the additional supporting equipment.
Table 6 Site Survey Equipment List
Quantity | Device |
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1 | Aruba Instant AP, the same AP model as will be deployed at the site if possible |
1 | Power-over-Ethernet injector or PoE switch |
2 | Long (30 feet minimum) Ethernet cables, long enough to reach from the ceiling to the floor where the power injector will be placed, and from the power injector to the laptop or cube wiring |
1 | Ladder, tall enough to reach the ceiling rails |
1 | Rolling cart to hold equipment while moving between locations |
1 | Laptop for providing DHCP and link to the Instant AP if a switch is not used |
1 | Laptop with site survey software and appropriate adapter, 4-8 GB of RAM, fast multi-core processor, and a solid-state hard drive (SSHD) |
1 | Distance wheel for marking off distances between APs |
1 | Optional – Laptop-carrying harness such as Connect-a-Desk (http://connect-a-desk.com/) |