Site Survey with Wi-Spy
The first step in a site survey should be examining the physical layer, so take your Wi-Spy for a stroll with a site survey program. These applications put both signal strength and interference on a map. Your problem areas are the best places to use Chanalyzer!
MetaGeek offers three site survey solutions to choose from:
Ekahau Site Survey is a professional tool for enterprise type site surveys. Track coverage ares for large buildings with multiple floors using Ekahau's simultaneous passive and active scanning. This program does all of the calculations and analysis for you and the charts and graphs are equally brilliant. Enter requirements and standards for your Wi-Fi and see when and where you actually meet them. The Ekahau Pro version will report everything your senior IT manager would like to know and more!
- Set site requirements for customized results.
- Active and passive scanning.
- Support for multiple floors.
- Access point planning. (Pro)
- Advanced Wi-Fi report generation (Pro)
VisiWave a great single-level site survey solution. Quickly determine the coverage areas of your wireless extended service set by using VisiWave's point and click feature or GPS assisted logging. If all you need is to determine the coverage area and avoid Wi-Fi interference, the VisiWave is a great mid-market site survey utility. Even non-Wi-Fi users will find the spectral mapping with the Wi-Spy incredibly useful.
- Track multiple access points
- Simultaneous RF logging
- Signal propagation estimates.
- Easy coverage area comparison.
- Simple Wi-Fi Report generation.
WirelessMon Pro is a great passive scanner for the Wi-Fi enthusiast who is looking to perfect their home or small office wireless. It includes a basic signal strength mapping feature which is perfect for troubleshooting a single access point. The charts and graphs update quickly to give a good sense of your wireless connection.
- Advanced Wi-Fi scanning information
- GPS integration
- Track coverage for a single AP
- RF Mapping with Wi-Spy
| WirelessMon | VisiWave | Ekahau SS Standard | Ekahau SS Professional | |
| Price | $49 | $549 | Request Quote | Request Quote |
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| Signal Strength Map View | Cell-Based Mapping | Continuous Drawing | Post Survey Drawing | Post Survey Drawing |
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| Export to Google Earth |
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| Real-time Signal Map View |
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| Passive Scan |
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| Active Scan |
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| Log data for all access points |
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| Automatically Locate Access Points |
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| Multi-Level Building Support |
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| Wi-Fi Report |
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| Automated Wi-Fi Report |
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| Performance Estimation |
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| Network Planning |
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| RTLS Support |
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| Throughput Analysis | Ping | Ping | Using Ekahau's Tool | Using Ekahau's Tool |