Wireless Site Survey Professional (WSSP) Wireless Site Survey Professional (WSSP) training course UK
CWNP GOLD Learning Partner An essential hands-on practical wireless site survey training course, incorporating hands-on training with Ekahau Site Survey PRO, covering all aspects of 802.11 (WiFi) wireless site survey methodology, tools, techniques and wireless site survey report writing
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Why Train with LEVER?
 In recognition of our authority in Wi-Fi training and education, Planet3 Wireless Inc. have appointed LEVER as the World's only CWNP™ GOLD Learning Partner.

When you choose LEVER your Wi-Fi training, you can be certain that:

  1. You are receiving the best Wi-Fi training available anywhere in the World.

  2. Your training is delivered by Industry-leading Wi-Fi experts - part of our highly-experienced team of Wi-Fi Planners, Designers, Installers and Troubleshooting experts.

  3. You will learn essential techniques and insider secrets that are not taught on other Wi-Fi courses.

  4. You will be working with the latest Enterprise-grade 802.11abgn products, and with unique hands-on practical labs that have been specially designed by LEVER to give you far more in-depth Wi-Fi engineering knowledge and skills.

  5. You will benefit from Lifetime Post-Course Support from LEVER - we are here to assist you in your future career in Wi-Fi network engineering.
Course benefits
This unique hands-on practical Wireless Site Survey training course is designed to meet the needs of wireless network professionals and IT support staff responsible for planning, surveying, installing or troubleshooting 802.11 (Wi-Fi) wireless networks. This comprehensive course covers all aspects of 802.11 (Wi-Fi) wireless site survey methodology, tools, techniques, along with professional wireless LAN site survey reporting.

The course covers the essentials that apply to all RF / wireless site-surveys, including the use of specialist wireless site-survey tools and equipment, predicting initial Access Point placement, fine-tuning of deployed systems and Professional site-survey documentation and reporting.

Why wireless site survey training?

All wireless installations comprising two or more wireless Access Points should have a professional site survey performed before installation. And wireless networks that perform badly will often need a wireless site survey to help determine the root causes.

All organisations that depend on a wireless network will therefore need either to commission wireless site survey using an external wireless network professional, or conduct the site survey themselves.

This unique course from LEVER, Europe's leading company for training in Wireless technologies, provides delegates with hands-on practical wireless site surveying experience and gives attendees the formal instruction, detailed methodologies and practical skills needed to perform a professional wireless site survey.

Ekahau Site Survey training course (UK)

LEVER are authorised by Ekahau Inc. to deliver authorised public schedule Ekahau Site Survey training courses in the UK. This course incorporates a full day's instruction on Ekahau Site Survey (ESS), and provides hands-on practical wireless site surveying experience in a live, multi-AP wireless network environment using Ekahau Site Survey PRO.

For authorised on-site training, one company training, tutorials, and open schedule training courses on Ekahau Site Survey (ESS) in the UK, Europe and EMEA, contact LEVER on 0800 138 3030 (UK) or +44 (0) 113 398 3300 (International).

Who should attend?
 Wireless site survey training is appropriate for all networking professionals who wish to gain critical skills in wireless planning, design, installation, or support.

This course is appropriate for:

  • All wireless network installers
  • All wireless site survey professionals
  • All IT professionals with responsibility for on-site wireless network support and troubleshooting
  • All IT professionals responsible for planning and designing 802.11 Wi-Fi wireless networks.

Practical wireless site survey
Wireless site-survey training incorporates a series of hands-on practical sessions using Ekahau Site Survey PRO.

Pre-requisites
 Course attendees must have prior practical experience with 802.11 wireless networks, and a solid understanding of the following subjects before attending this course:

  • The RF bands used by 802.11 Wi-Fi wireless networks.
  • The differences between 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11a standards and operation.
  • The roles of an Access Point, Wireless Station, Wireless Bridge, Wireless Repeater, Workgroup Bridge (WGB).
  • SSID, BSSID, DS.
  • 802.11 MAC layer.
  • 802.11 physical layers.
  • How 802.11 stations scan for and associate with APs.

WSSP: Course Content

WLAN and RF Essentials
Wireless network topologies
RF Laws and Standards Unlicensed Wireless Bands: ISM and UNII 802.11b/g channel sets 802.11a/h channel sets dB, dBm
Antenna gain, dBi, dBd
The rules of 10s and 3s
RF power, IR, EIRP
EIRP and RF maths
Understanding Receiver Sensitivity
Understanding Associated Data Rate
Radio signal propagation
RF Interference
Signal strength, SNR, RSSI
SINR

Understanding Wi-F RF Network Design
Wireless network topologies
Essential wireless network design concepts
DRS / ARS
Cell sizing and data rates
Range Boundaries
Supported data rates
Associated data rate versus throughput
Measuring throughput
802.11 Protection Mechanisms
Mixed b/g cell issues
Mixed b/g cell planning table
Capacity Planning

The Essentials of Wi-Fi Network Design
Planning for maximum coverage
Planning for network capacity
Channel planning for 802.11b/g
Channel planning for 802.11a
Frequency Reuse and Channel Assignment
Access point co-location
Review of Vendor WLAN Design Methodologies
Cisco wireless network design methodologies
Other vendors' design methodologies

Examining WLAN Environments
Retail, Warehousing, Manufacturing, Health sector, Education, Hotels, Transportation, Wireless Hotspots, Wireless offices

Basic Wireless Site Survey Equipment
Professional site survey tools
Spectrum Analysis
Site Survey utilities
Cisco Aironet ADU
Cisco Aironet Wireless Site Survey Utility
Required hardware:
- WLAN cards
- Access Points, Battery packs
- Cables, Connectors, Pigtails
- Antennas
- Attenuators
- Digital photography, DME
- Other accessories

Professional Site Survey Equipment
Professional site survey tools
Ekahau Site Survey
AirMagnet Surveyor
Motorola LANPlanner
Other site survey software

Wireless Site Survey Essentials
The different types of wireless site survey
Defining the scope of the assignment
Setting customer expectations

Preparation for Site Survey
Gaining access
Plenum chambers, Firewall constructions, Lift shafts, Cable risers, Specialist AP mounts, Specialist antennas, Specialist enclosures
Initial Access Point locations

Determining User Requirements
Interviewing end users and IT Staff
Information to collate
Characterising applications
Future applications
Voice over Wi-Fi
RFID
Location and RTLS Systems
Future plans for expansion
Areas of coverage
Numbers and types of users
User mobility
Wireless roaming
Availability and resilience
Network security considerations

Site Survey Documentation
Obtaining or creating floorplans
Site survey templates and forms
Pre-Site Survey
Bridge Link Site Survey
Compiling your report
Estimating time and materials costs for installation

Performing a Wireless Site-Survey
Conducting an RF site survey
Visual inspection
Walking through the facility
Observation and recording
Initial positioning for APs
Designing coverage overlap
Choosing appropriate antennas
Using manufacturers' site survey utilities

Professional Wireless Site Survey Tools
Wireless Valley LANPlanner
AirMagnet Surveyor
Ekahau Site Survey PRO

Wireless Site Survey - Best Practices

Wireless Site Survey with
Ekahau Site Survey
Understanding Ekahau Site Survey 4.x
Installing Ekahau Site Survey 4.x
Testing the Ekahau installation
Verifying Ekahau client operation

Getting started
Navigating ESS menus
ESS Projects, Maps and Surveys
Surveying multiple floor buildings
Walking the site
Card sampling rates and sensitivity
Loading a Map (Blueprint)
Pre-survey preparation
Surveying multiple Access Points simultaneously
Using GPS

Performing an optimal Survey with Ekahau Site Survey
Analysing the site survey data
Locating holes in RF coverage
Viewing Signal at Channel
Viewing Signal to Noise Ratio
Identifying sources of interference
Identifying alien Access Points
Using the Acess Point Placement Tip
Identifying Access Point locations
Determining coverage areas
Estimating data rates
Catering for receiver sensitivity
Secondary and tertiary coverage APs

Reporting with Ekahau Site Survey
Templates for site survey reporting
ESS Reporting Framework
Exporting contour maps
Producing customised site survey reports

Troubleshooting

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