A wireless passive survey was conducted in response to our client's request in Winnipeg, Manitoba, aimed at addressing the technical challenges they were encountering. With a total of 10 Meraki MR45 APs installed on the metal ceiling, the survey revealed no issues with wireless coverage in the 2.4 GHz spectrum, but identified a gap in coverage within the 5 GHz range.
A detailed recommendation to remediate the issue was proposed to the client. Additional 2 more MR45 APs were recommended to remediate the issue.
A wireless site survey was conducted using Ekahau Site Survey Pro and Ekahau Sidekick. The details of the surveys are below.
Site type: 9ft feet tall Office Area and 24’ ceiling height in Warehouse Area
Area Surveyed: 42,713 sq ft
Height: 24 ft
Survey type: Post Wireless Survey and Remediation
Coverage: 2.4 GHz and 5GHz
Antenna: All Internal AP
| 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Signal Strength | -65 dBm | -65 dBm |
| Secondary signal strength | -75 dBm | -75 dBm |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 25 dB | 25 dB |
| Data rate | 12 Mbps | 12 Mbps |
SNR on 5GHz:
The images below is showing the SNR in 5 GHz for the site. There are 10 Access points to cover the whole area. The SNR for the project was set to be 25 dB or above according to the client’s requirement.
Access Points location based found during Passive Survey in the site: AP11 and AP12 were recommended after analysis of survey data.
Access Points location in Outdoor area
Signal Strength Map - Indoor:
The image below is also a signal strength map of the site for 2.4 GHz (above) and 5GHz (below).
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