Placement and Location of Access Points

[steveaudus]

We are just starting a new build on our school, included on this is the installation of wireless over the top of our existing network.

I have read that cisco and other vendors supply free software to automate the placements of wireless access points, but I can't find it anywhere?

Any ideas or advice?

Thanks

Steve Audus

Chaucer School

Sheffield UK

[dixho]

WLSE can help you to adjust the radio coverage. However, WLSE is not free.

We usually recommend you to hire a third party vendor to do a site survey. The vendor will take various antennas with them. They put different antennas in different positions; so that it gives you the best coverage. Finally, the vendor will give you a blue print and tell you the placement of APs/antennas.

[manjeets]

Kindly review the below link:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/technology/1140/deployment/guide/1140dep.html