Site Survey Equipment
APs and cards

Access Points
It is a good idea to carry more than one access point. Many engineers have had a mishap with an AP resulting in wasted time during the survey. An extra AP allows the survey to continue without having to wait for a spare to be shipped.

APs can have a variety of configurations, as listed in Figure . Access points that have Reverse Polarity Threaded Naval Connectors (RP-TNC) give the site survey engineer the option of using a variety of antennas to overcome coverage problems. Different antennas may have different types of connectors, as shown in Figure . The 1200 Series AP 2.4-GHz antenna ports have RP-TNC connectors. The 1100 Series AP does not have RP-TNC connectors, which limits the site survey engineer to a diversity 2.2 dBi antenna. The 1200 Series AP has a 5-GHz module that serves as the 5-GHz CardBus radio and the antenna. Due to FCC requirements the 5-GHz antenna module offers two options, which are 6 dBi patch mode and 5 dBi omni directional mode.

Client Cards
There are multiple types of PCMCIA cards, as shown in Figure . A survey kit should contain at least one of each type of PCMCIA card. Survey the site with the type of card that will most likely be used.