Before you launch your RF site survey tool of choice, you should obtain as much supporting documentation about the surveyed area as possible. If nothing else, make sure to get a map or diagram of the area. When surveying a larger facility, your best bet is the official construction blueprint. It’s also useful to have some information about the materials used during the construction and about other sources of radio requency emissions in the area:

The role of documentation in an RF site survey is to provide supporting information and help you complete the RF site survey process and optimize the wireless network to achieve the best performance and coverage possible.However, documentation alone doesn’t tell the full story. A simply physical inspection can quickly reveal obstacles to wireless signals that blueprints rarely show, such as large metal appliances. Without being familiar with the presence of various obstacles to wireless signals, it would be very difficult to accurately interpret the results of the RF site survey and take suitable corrective actions.

Does the area you want to cover with a strong wireless signal have an existing Ethernet or optical network? How many wireless routers are currently present? Does each router broadcast a different wireless network or is the area covered with a mesh network? These are just some of the questions you should be asking in regard to the existing network infrastructure to know exactly what will need to be done later on.Does the area you want to cover with a strong wireless signal have an existing Ethernet or optical network? How many wireless routers are currently present? Does each router broadcast a different wireless network or is the area covered with a mesh network? These are just some of the questions you should be asking in regard to the existing network infrastructure to know exactly what will need to be done later on.