Performing a wireless LAN (WLAN) site survey before installing a wireless network is the key to any successful WLAN deployment. Yet each location and company have unique needs that must be taken into account. 802.11 Wireless Network Site Surveying and Installation helps you understand the challenges associated with any site survey, including multipath mitigation, reflection, absorption, and radio wave interference, plus the added complexity of user and application demands. This book helps you identify obstacles to a successful deployment and guides your equipment decisions to ensure that your WLAN reaches its maximum potential.
Part I Understanding the prerequisites of a site survey
Chapter 1 Defining a wireless network's protocols and
components
Chapter 2 Understanding RF fundamentals
Chapter 3 Regulating the use of 802.11 WLANs
Chapter 4 WLAN applications and services
Chapter 5 Selecting the WLAN architecture and hardware
Part II The site survey
Chapter 6 Preparing for a site survey
Chapter 7 Site surveying equipment
Chapter 8 Discovering site-specific requirements
Chapter 9 Discovering wired network requirements
Chapter 10 Discovering wired network requirements
Chapter 11 Performing a WLAN site survey
Part III Installing WLAN components
Chapter 12 Installing WLAN products
Chapter 13 Preparing the proper documentation
Chapter 14 Outdoor bridge deployments
Part IV Appendixes