Getting optimal wireless coverage in a warehouse environment can be difficult. The size of many warehouses alone can make it difficult. However, it is what is inside the warehouse that typically creates the trouble. A warehouse is full of “stuff”, like racks, conveyors, and inventory that interfere with the wireless signals.
A wireless site survey, sometime called a RF site survey, will ensure that you have the proper wireless coverage in your warehouse. The wireless site survey involves the planning and designing of the wireless network for the warehouse. It will ensure that the network delivers the required coverage, data rates, network capacity, and roaming capability for your operation.
A wireless site survey is conducted on premise and a trained technician will walk the floor testing wireless coverage in all areas of the facility. Once the onsite testing is completed, a report is provided that includes a map detailing exactly where access points should be installed for optimal wireless coverage. Additionally, recommendations are made as the strength of signals and channels.
When a facility is experiencing trouble in a warehouse it is usually the case that a wireless site survey was never conducted or the installation did not follow the recommendations of the wireless site survey. The latest wireless technology is much more sophisticated than previous generations of wireless technology. Getting a professional with experience designing and configuring your wireless network will go a long way in optimizing the performance of you system.
Xceliware’s team of technicians are experts at conducting wireless site surveys and your facility will experience optimal performance by conducting a wireless site survey and following the recommendations outlined in the report.
The optimal time for a wireless site survey is prior to installing access points. However, if you are already in your facility and have access points installed, there is still value in having one of our technicians survey your site. There are many configuration components to your network and there may be an easy solution to improve your wireless coverage.
If you are moving into a new facility or having trouble with your wireless coverage contact us about scheduling a wireless site survey.