User`s manual

WE-2100T Series User’s Manual Web Console: System Monitoring
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System Monitoring> System Status> WLAN Site Survey
The WLAN Site Survey page is located under System Status in the System Monitoring folder.
This is where you can view live data on wireless signal strength and characteristics. It is a useful
tool to help you complete a wireless site survey without installing additional software.
The goal of a WLAN site survey is to determine the number and placement of access points to
provide enough coverage to the facility. For most implementations, "enough coverage" means that
the data rate at all locations does not fall below a certain threshold. For most wireless sites, it is
necessary to perform a WLAN site survey before access point installation in order to determine the
behavior of radio waves at the site.
Typical WLAN Site Survey
Procedure
1. Download/install site survey software.
2. Run software on laptop.
3. Measure AP signal strength using
software on laptop.
Weakness
y Signal strength is read from the laptop
NIC rather than from the module