HYBRID
Our most common methodology, a Hybrid survey, is a combination of Greenfield and Predictive designs. Our guru visits your facility to understand the physical and RF environment. A passive survey may be done to identify any potential RF interferers and/or neighbors. Upon completion of a walkthrough, our guru will perform an AP-on-a-Stick survey in various areas of the facility for attenuation spot checks. Upon completion of the onsite visit, the remainder of the design will be completed with predictive modeling, thus saving time and cost while still gathering valuable information onsite, such as obstructions, mounting requirements, IDF locations, etc.
ASSESSMENT
Commonly referred to as a “Passive” or “Active/Passive Survey,” this is an onsite survey of the existing performance of a currently deployed wireless infrastructure in order to determine remediation steps needed to resolve issues or expand upon the existing wireless deployment. This includes an in-depth review of the WLC (Wireless Lan Controller) or cloud-based dashboard to ensure the configurations align with best practices.
VALIDATION
As the name implies, this type of survey is used to “validate” that a particular WLAN implementation meets the requirements of the project. The WLAN is already in place, configured, and running as intended.