MikroTik Trainer
WiFi surveying a very large and empty field for fun and profit using #Ekahau Site Survey in GPS mode. First time I’ve plotted out how good the newly installed WiFi is in a field. Or used GPS mode for that matter. First attempt failed as my iPhone claimed I was in a totally different field. Restarted iPhone and second attempt was spot on right. 🤷‍♂️. I think if I do any more of these I’ll invest in an e-scooter!
Jun 1, 2024 at 9:31pmMona for iPhone
Show threadSteve Hill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺Jun 7, 2024
@MikrotikTrainer I'm curious how much the signal strength is affected by things like phone orientation, whether or not your body is between the phone and the access point, etc. i.e. how accurate are the maps that you can produce, given that these things will not be fixed and corrected for throughout the survey?
Show threadMikroTik TrainerJun 7, 2024
@steve Good point. But the signal is not received on the phone. It’s received on dedicated receive only hardware called an #Ekahau SideKick usually worn on my rear hip. I walk in each direction back and forth so any difference caused by shielding by my body is cancelled out. I also turn off the WiFi and Bluetooth on my phone so that’s doesn’t affect the results either.
Show threadMikroTik TrainerJun 7, 2024
@steve And the report is typically around 50-100 pages of data similar to this one. Each sub area is measured for multiple parameters such as signal level, SNR, co-channel and Adjacent-Channel interference, MCS Data Rate on both bands and any non WiFi interference detected which is very commonly found in buildings and has the potential to kill WiFi completely in that area. Example of just one page attached for an idea of what’s produced.