Advanced Wireless Site Survey Training Courses::WiFi WLAN Survey Courses, CUWSS, CWLF, AWFSS courses

Why this Wireless Survey course?

This unique, high-value, industry-leading Wireless Site Survey training course, created by Europe's leading Wi-Fi survey specialists, meets the needs of wireless network professionals and surveyors responsible for planning, surveying, installing or troubleshooting WiFi wireless networks. The course covers:

WiFi RF essentials.
Wireless site survey tools and their use.
WiFi RF network Planning and Design.
Wireless site survey methodologies.
Advanced Wireless survey techniques.
Wireless Site Survey and Reporting.

Who should attend this Wireless Survey course

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

Wireless Survey Course Pre-requisites

Course attendees must have prior practical experience with 802.11 (Wi-Fi) wireless networks before attending this course.

Lifetime Post-Course Support

After completing this Wireless Survey training course, delegates receive lifetime post-training support from LEVER Technology Group PLC, to help them apply the technologies and skills they have learned with us, to provide career-long support, and to ensure they are better equipped for their future roles in IT and networking.

Wireless Survey Training Course Content

Wireless Site Survey Essentials

The different types of wireless site survey
Defining the scope of the assignment
Setting customer expectations

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
Asymetrical / Simplex link operation

Radio signal propagation

RF Interference
Signal strength, SNR, RSSI
SINR
Multipath Distortion
Antenna Diversity
WLAN AntennaS
Antenna types and designs

RF Spectrum Analysis

Determining:

Peak power
Average Power
Typical Power

Characterising an RF signal
Observing time-based variations in RF signal characteristics
Identifying different types of RF interference
Locating sources of RF interference

Review of WLAN Products

Wireless LAN Access Points
WLAN Bridges, antennas and accessories
WLAN Clients
WLAN Network Services, Management and Control
Features of Enterprise-Class Access Points

Review of Vendor WLAN Design Methodologies

Cisco wireless network design methodologies
Understanding Z Factor Design
Determining Access Point Count
Initial positioning for APs
Planning for roaming users
Planning for Voice over Wi-Fi
Cisco design guidelines for Voice over WLAN
Other vendors' design methodologies
AP placement strategies
Choosing appropriate antennas
Using Omni-directonal antennas
Using Semi-directonal antennas
Designing for coverage overlap
Using site survey utilities

Planning for Different WLAN Environments

Retail
Warehousing
Manufacturing
Health sector
Education
Hotels
Transportation
Wireless Hotspots
Wireless offices

Wireless Site Survey Equipment

Basic Wireless Site Survey Equipment
Professional site survey tools
Spectrum Analysis
Site Survey utilities
Cisco Aironet Desktop Utility (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 Survey
Motorola LANPlanner
Other site survey software

AirMagnet Survey vs Ekahau Site Survey

Features and Benefits of AirMagnet Survey PRO
Features and Benefits of Ekahau Site Survey Professional

Coverage
Capacity
Grade of Service
RTLS

Performing a Wireless Site-Survey

Conducting an RF site survey
Visual inspection
Walking through the facility
Observation and recording
Initial positioning for APs
Choosing appropriate antennas
Assessing coverage overlap

Wireless Site Survey with

Ekahau Site Survey Professional (ESS PRO)
Overview of Ekahau Site Survey 4.x
Demonstration of ESS 4.x capabilities

ESS Planner
ESS Survey

Installing Ekahau Site Survey 4.x
Testing the installation

Getting started

Navigating ESS menus
Surveys, Building, Maps
Surveying multiple floor buildings

Using ESS Planner

Planning a simple Wi-Fi network
Visualising RF network performance
Understanding Criteria and Conditions
Choosing the correct Criteria and Conditions
Planning multiple-AP networks
Optimising the RF network design

Physical Site Survey

Understanding card sampling rates and sensitivity
Pre-survey preparation
Walking the site
Using GPS

Reporting with Ekahau Site Survey

Generating and reviewing ESS reports
The need for multiple ESS reports

Survey for VoWLAN

Planning and Design for VoWLAN
Conducting a VoWLAN Site Survey

Survey for VoWLAN Location Tracking / RTLS

Planning and Design for Location Tracking / RTLS
Conducting a Site Survey for Location Tracking / RTLS

Advanced Wireless Site Survey Professional (WSSP4) — a 4-day Wireless Survey training course

The Authoritative, industry-leading Wireless Site Survey training course, covering Wi-Fi RF network Planning, Design, Site Survey, Reporting, Tools and Techniques - with hands-on training in Ekahau Site Site Survey (ESS)