Infrastructure Awareness
Working with personnel

By providing the customer with a detailed site survey report, an IT manager can turn specific installation portions over to a local contractor. The contractor can install any cabling needed to provide WLAN devices connectivity to the network. Contractors need a site survey that provides detailed information about where the APs are to be located, how they will be mounted, how they will be connected to the network, and where any cabling or power may need to be installed. At the same time, preparations can be made on the customer’s network for the upcoming installation.

Try to identify potential problems up front and discuss how these issues will be handled. This discovery can potentially save a lot of time and trouble during the installation. By addressing potential problems and being proactive instead of reactive, the site survey engineer is viewed as a strong and reliable source during installation. A good survey usually begins with a pre-survey checklist, as shown in Figure .

After the customer has decided to have a site survey done, a pre-site survey form must be completed. The pre-site survey form will determine what type of survey will be conducted, how many days it will take, what equipment will be needed, and what questions need to be asked during the walkthrough. A pre-site survey form is an introduction to the customer’s facility. At this point, it is important to gather as much information as possible.