Question

Case Project 7-1: Planning a Wireless Network Site Survey You are a network engineer for a small motel chain that has just been
acquired by a large hotel company. The plan is to keep your company’s
motels as a separate brand from the new parent company. The parent com- pany wants to upgrade the facilities in your motel chain, including the wired LANs. The company plans to implement WLANs both to assist in motel administration and to provide guests with a wireless Internet connection. You have been asked to prepare a 15-minute oral presentation on the process of developing a wireless network site survey as part of the feasi- bility study. The presentation should include PowerPoint slides and should explain the pur- pose of a site survey, the specific procedures involved, the reasons for the procedures, secu- rity considerations, and the tools typically needed to complete the survey. You have heard that the parent company intends to consolidate many departments, including information technology, so you are determined to do an excellent job on the presentation to impress your new supervisors. Prepare the presentation, and then submit your work to the instructor or present your work in class.

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Coverage of a given AP depends on where it is placed in the building, building materials, and other objects that absorb radio energy -- including human bodies! An AP's transmit power and antenna can alter coverage as well. You will also need to consider capacity: how many guests do you want to support concurrently, and how much bandwidth will each require on average? In the hotel industry, it is not uncommon to find one or two APs providing WLAN service in the lobby restaurant, or another relatively small area. This reflects how difficult it can be to blanket a large, distributed building with radio coverage