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Site Survey Tip #2

5/5/2016

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Performing site surveys can sometimes be a long and repetitive task. I have been thinking of putting some tips/jokes together to help other WLAN pros make it more interesting!

Tip #2 - Wear Work Boots!

Sometimes it is required by the client to wear boots because you will need to survey areas where wearing boots are required. Personally I now wear work boots every time I am performing a site survey. Here is why:
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One day, as I was stopping in front of a door to click on the survey program to indicate my location, someone opened the door and my laptop (and everything attached to it) almost fell on the ground. 
We usually use a bunch of precious and expensive tools to perform our site surveys and it is important to protect them.

This is why I wear the work boots. When i find myself in the same situation of having to stop in front of door to click on the survey software, I use my boots to make sure that, if someone opens the door, the door will hit my boot instead of my computer. (see picture bellow)
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This is a simple tip but I hope it will help others.

Site Survey Tip #1

Cheers'

​François Vergès
4 Comments
DRizzle
5/6/2016 09:18:04

Francois, what products do you use for mounting USB devices on your laptop screen for site surveys? I'm looking for something but haven't found anything just yet. I have 2 Ekahau USB NICs and 2 MetaGeek USB Wi-Spy DBx's to mount. Thanks!

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François
5/6/2016 10:17:18

Hi DRizzle,

I use 2 3-port USB3 hubs. I only have 2 USB ports on my Macbook Air so I connect 1 USB hub to each port. It gives me a total of 8 USB3 ports.
The most I had to use was 3 Wi-Fi adapters, a Wi-Spi and a GPS tracker (so 5 ports in use).
Just keep in mind that this setup drains your laptop battery faster (way faster).

I then use Velcro to attach the USB hubs to the back of my laptop. I don't apply the velcro directly on my laptop, I use a skin to protect my laptop. Check out my Twitter pictures (@VergesFrancois). I believe I have one of the skin.

Let me know if you need more information.

Thank you!

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DRizzle
5/6/2016 10:59:43

Thanks for the quick reply! What GPS tracker do you use? Do you use it with Ekahau for outdoor only surveys? Or can it be used effectively for an indoor surey?

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François
5/6/2016 11:36:48

I did a blog post detailing the GPS tracker I use: http://www.semfionetworks.com/blog/city-wide-site-survey-using-tamograph

I was using it with Tamograph but I am almost sure it works with Ekahau.
Typically, GPS only works outdoor since the GPS signal do not reach inside. For an indoor site survey, you have to manually click on the map to let the software know where you are on the map.

I hope this helps!




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