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325, 326 – 327, 327
retail/point of sale (POS)
security. See also wireless security
single input/single output (SISO),
antenna use consideration, 272
147
for enterprise access points, 36
furnishings information in site
for IBSS, 210
survey, 267
MIMO compared to, 146
IBSS limitations, 211
single port injectors, 51
gathering site survey
site survey information on,
requirements, 257
265 – 266
RF. See radio frequency (RF)
for SOHO access points, 33
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site survey tools – troubleshooting wireless networks 455electrical specifications, 267
site survey tools, in wireless LAN
SSID hiding, 343
controllers/switches, 45 – 46
of existing network
stacking, 326
standards, vs. industry definitions, 298
site surveys, 149. See also spectrum
characteristics, 267 – 268
software choices, 312
Start Installation dialog box
analysis
(CommView for WiFi), 315
active, 305, 305
typical steps, 273
stations (STA), access points as, 30
antennas, use consideration,
small office/home office (SOHO). See
subcarrier, 144
271 – 273, 323 – 325
SOHO (small office/home office)
basics, 250 – 252
Sniffer (NetScout), 313
sunlight interference, 114
supplicant, 84, 353
software
channel architectures, 325 – 327
and access point capacity, 109
client connectivity requirements,
270 – 271
for hidden node solution, 411
T
exam essentials, 275, 329 – 330
impact on performance, 107
factors impacting scope, 251 – 252
for manual site survey, 303 – 305
Taiwan, local RF regulation, 101
site survey information on, 264
gathering business requirements,
TamoSoft CommView for WiFi, 313,
252 – 262
upgrades, 398 – 403
device drivers, 398 – 401
314 – 317
educational institutions,
TCP/IP, 388
260 – 261
television, frequency ranges, 103
access points, 31 – 34, 32
general office/enterprise, 253,
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
client utilities, 85
253 – 254
wireless LANS for, 4, 4
(TKIP), 348, 357 – 358
government/military, 259 – 260
healthcare/medical, 257 – 258
spatial multiplexing (SM), 144
temporary mounting
for access points, 301, 302
spectrum analysis, 149, 286 – 298, 287
manufacturing, 254 – 256
for antenna, 323
demonstration, 290 – 293
public wireless hotspots,
interference, 289, 289 – 293
testing
261 – 262
access point placement, 301 – 302
questions to be asked, 252
as ongoing process, 288
received signal strength, 392 – 393
retail/point of sale (POS), 257
with WIPS, 367
Thin AP, 30
warehousing, 256 – 257
spectrum analyzer, 286, 287
for identifying interference
third-party client utilities, 86
infrastructure connectivity and
Thomassen Compression Systems
sources, 405
power requirements, 268 – 269,
(TCS), case study, 255 – 256
for site surveys, 306
320 – 321
throughput, 228 – 231, 394 – 397
for testing received signal
infrastructure hardware selection
strength, 392
and placement, 320
and capacity, 109
interviewing managers and users,
speed. See also data rates
contention of Ethernet segment
and, 133
262 – 265
of connection between sites, 269
of RF signal, 110 – 117
distorted signal and, 112
manual, 299 – 307
spoofing MAC address, 345
half-duplex and, 30
advantages and disadvantages,
spread spectrum technology, 132,