Ekahau wi fi site surveys

Ekahau Aruba – HP Optimization

Ekahau and HP – Aruba Networks have been partners for a long time. Ekahau’s Site Survey and Wi-Fi Planner is the tool of choice of hundreds of Aruba’s wireless engineers as well as thousands of Aruba partners and customers.

Product Optimizations

Ekahau has fully HP – Aruba optimized the 3D Wi-Fi Planner in Ekahau Pro:

• All HP – Aruba APs included
• All HP – Aruba antennas modeled in 3D (AP internal & external)

Site surveying Aruba networks is straightforward:

• Detect HP – Aruba AP names
• Understand HP – Aruba MAC addressing to automatically bind dual radios into one physical AP
• Bind multiple HP – Aruba MAC addresses (due to using multiple SSIDs) into a single radio.

💬 Aruba’s Systems Engineers have a broad range of survey tools at their disposal, and they choose to use Ekahau. Ekahau Pro is an essential tool for any field engineer who is serious about Wi-Fi. The end user interface is simple to use, it takes just minutes to generate a professional report validating our system design recommendations, and the support is excellent.

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Should you have any questions about Ekahau – HP – Aruba partnership and compatibility, feel free to ask your HP – Aruba rep or partner or contact us.

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Measure Twice, Cut Once: Validating Your Wireless Design

Even if your wireless network has been properly designed, the only way you will ensure it works properly is through a Wi-Fi site survey. At its simplest, the validation survey is the second set of eyes hyper-focused on making sure the network you designed works how it’s supposed to in the real world — it’s using the tools and techniques available to make data-driven Wi-Fi choices that remove risk and ensure your enterprise wireless network is always perfectly tuned to the needs of your users.

Wi-Fi site surveys are used to test both predictive wireless designs before a network is deployed as well as to verify that changes or additions are installed correctly and that the network continues to be fast and reliable for its users and applications.

In recent years, the evolution of the Wi-Fi survey has moved away from Wi-Fi adapter-laden computer setups with backup battery systems that require the surveyor to push around a custom cart just to collect data. We are now in a wireless-first world and we’re able to conduct Wi-Fi site surveys with help from the phone in your pocket.

In fact, conducting a Wi-Fi site survey is easier and faster than ever before—which not only makes it easier to validate your network, it also opens the door for businesses to survey more often to ensure their networks continue to operate flawlessly for business-critical applications.

For the network owner responsible for a location’s Wi-Fi reliability and performance, having the right tools and knowing what to look for is fundamental for deploying and maintaining today’s business-critical wireless networks. In this article, we’ll cover:

What is a Wi-Fi Site Survey?

A Wi-Fi site survey is a site visit to capture Wi-Fi signal and spectrum data and inspect access point mounting and cabling accessibility. Wi-Fi site surveys can test predictive wireless designs before a network is deployed, verify that changes or additions are installed correctly, and ensure that the network continues to be fast and reliable for its users and applications.

6 Tips for Super Accurate Wi-Fi Site Surveys

Validation is the scientific method come to life for your wireless network. You’ve done your predictive, you’ve claimed your hypothesis, now the testing fun can begin. Here’s a quick guide to performing an onsite validation survey:

Step 1 – Scale Your Floor Plan

It wouldn’t be a true “measure twice, cut once” without bringing out the tape. For any type of Wi-Fi survey, accurately scaling the floor plan is critical to ensuring precision in both your designs and validations. Don’t pick a small measurement for scaling your floor plan. If you scale a door at 1 meter but are off by 0.2 meters, your 100 meter building can be off by 20 meters!

Step 2 – Use the Ekahau Sidekick

The Ekahau Sidekick is the most advanced, all-in-one Wi‑Fi diagnostic and measurement device on the market, delivering pinpoint accuracy for professional results. The Sidekick delivers consistent & accurate results every time and allows you to survey faster!

Step 3 – Scan the Proper Channels

Make sure that you are scanning what you care about. Are you in an environment that doesn’t have any 2.4 GHz APs or radios? Then you do not need to scan the 2.4 GHz channels. When you restrict the Sidekick to only the channels you care about, you can scan fewer channels and have a faster scan time.

Step 4 – Capture Accurately

Familiarize yourself with your surroundings and ensure you are clicking and capturing data accurately. Remember: junk in, junk out. If your path shows you flying through a window or stuck in a wall, you need to re-establish your location or the data won’t be accurate.

Step 5 – Walk on Both Sides

Measure signal strength on both sides of the attenuating material that you care about in order to determine the attenuation values. The attenuation value is the absorption of a signal by obstacles like walls or racks. Never assume that measuring just one side will capture all of the data.

Step 6 – Use the Correct Survey Method for Your Environment

Stop & Go: Best used in challenging or dangerous environments where you need to be aware of your surroundings. This survey method collects the least amount of data.

Continuous: This traditional method of collecting survey data requires attention to detail — you need to click when you start, when you turn, when you change pace and when you stop!

Autopilot: This method is both the coolest and the fastest! Autopilot saves you tons of time not having to click on the map as you are walking. The initial calibration is key to getting accurate results.

GPS: This survey method is best for when you are outdoors and the map you are using does not have any reference points. You will need to have a GPS-equipped mobile device with a SIM card.

Free Resource: 6 Tips for Super-Accurate Wi-Fi Site Surveys

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The Best Tools for Wi-Fi Site Surveys

Ekahau Connect is the complete collection of must-have tools for Wi-Fi pros and network owners alike. It includes everything you need to design, validate, optimize and troubleshoot your network all wrapped up in an easy-to-use, mobile-optimized package. Here is an overview of the Ekahau Connect validation toolkit:

Ekahau Pro for Generating Your Predictive Wi-Fi Design

Ekahau AI Pro is the industry-standard for designing great Wi-Fi networks. The AP and antenna database included with Ekahau AI Pro will help you design with known hardware and test out a variety of different configurations to see what will give you the best coverage, capacity and channel utilization for your unique environment. Once you’ve got your predictive design from Ekahau AI Pro, you’re ready to validate, implement any necessary changes, finalize, and deploy.

Ekahau Sidekick 2 for Accurate Diagnostics and Raw Data Collection

The accuracy of the Sidekick 2 allows you to identify Wi-Fi signal correctly the first time ensuring you get the right number of APs in the right location for your design. Relying on a Wi-Fi adapter or dongle adds high variance and risk that can significantly increase the cost and reduce the effectiveness of your network. Get the right tool for the job with Sidekick 2.

Ekahau Survey Mobile App for Effortless Site Surveys and Documentation

Connected to the Sidekick 2, Ekahau Survey makes it easy to perform Wi-Fi site surveys with nothing more than your iPad or iPhone. Survey uses the built-in camera, Apple ARKit and sensors to track your movement and continuously survey the network. It takes the traditional stop-and-go method of surveying and adds more data points at every step for the most accurate readings and heatmaps. Survey also lets you add photos to your .esx file and even change or create coverage requirements right from within the app.

Ekahau Analyzer Mobile App for RF Spectrum Analysis

Connected to the Sidekick, Ekahau Analyzer transforms your iOS or Android device into a full spectrum analyzer capable of displaying RF interference in real-time. Automatically detect the most common Wi-Fi interference sources and gain clear visibility into your network. Troubleshoot issues fast and resolve both Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi-related issues in no time.

Ekahau Insights for Improved Team and File Sync

Ekahau Insights allows you to share your design and survey results with your team to enjoy seamless collaboration between central office and field sites, and make project sharing with your entire team simple and easy.

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Wi-Fi Site Surveys

Meet Ekahau Optimizer: the game-changing Wi-Fi optimization solution inside of Ekahau Insights that makes it easy for IT professionals to instantly improve wireless network performance and security. It’s like having on-demand access to your own personal Wi-Fi expert!

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You need a Sidekick 2 for great Wi-Fi. Does your boss know?

If you’re still stuck on Wi-Fi adapters and dongles, you’re wasting time and money on bad Wi-Fi. Ready to upgrade but need help convincing your boss? We’ve drafted a manager request template to get you started.

Ekahau Survey for Android — Perform Accurate Wi-Fi Surveys

This highly-requested release means that everyone can now conduct a Wi-Fi survey with the Sidekick and any mobile device.

Measure Twice, Cut Once: Validating Your Wireless Design

Learn Wi-Fi site survey best practices for validating simulated predictive designs as well as verifying your network is performing to your requirements.

How to Measure Wall Attenuation For Spotless Wi-Fi Network Designs

Learn the importance of validating your wall attenuation measurements to design high-performing wireless networks in this step-by-step attenuation measurement guide.

Introducing Survey 2.0 and Pro 10.4

Ekahau Survey 2.0 for iOS is now available! Check out the updated UI and NEW in-depth survey Inspect mode. The best Wi-Fi site survey app just got better!

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New Industry Report: The Global State of Business Wi-Fi

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The Wi-Fi Lifecycle: Definition, Examples and How to Improve Performance at Every Stage

From initial predictive design through validation and into ongoing wireless network optimizations and troubleshooting, get improved reliability and wi-fi performance at every stage of the Wi-Fi lifecycle with Ekahau.

Enhancing Wi-Fi Deployment Methodologies

Before you step foot onsite to survey, ensure your deployment is sound and your project is successful with these Wi-Fi deployment best practice tips.

Top Experts Talk 6 GHz, Best Practices, and More at Ekahau Wi-Fi Day 2020

Join fellow Wi-Fi experts at this live, free online event. Learn about the impact of 6 GHz, best practices for Wi-Fi networks and connect with the Wi-Fi community.

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