There are iOS dedicated apps that can Analyse WiFi network, Scan WiFi Channels, Analyse network, etc. These iPhone WiFi Tools also function as a WiFi channel scanner giving an overview of a network in access in real time. WiFi Network analyzer app can analyze the channel and let you select the least.
We are running a few AP's in our offices and you can go a few ways with this.1. The AP's have built in controllers, you make one the master and are able to manage multiple APs fro that master. The downside is this would be only for the APs, not switches.2. You can purchase airwave licenses and manage both from that application, licenses are cheap so this might be the best way to go.3. I think clearpass will allow centralized management as well but its more expensive and will do much more than just device management.To be honest, I would look at option 2 and fall back on option 1.
I don't have airwave setup and it's rare I go into my APs other than to update firmware once they are setup. The.only.
way to do a wireless survey is to go along to site with the AP(s) you plan to use and test them. I take a Windows 7 Pro laptop, an Android phone and either an iPad or iPod and test with each. You can heatmap all you want, but remember a PC will always receive the signal far more efficiently than a phone or tablet, and software will simply show you the RSSI the device sees. I've been caught out before where a PC works fine but other devices struggle, particularly when the signal strength wavers away from full. I've had a PC show 4/5 bars but an iPad show just that bloody last dot.
GrrrrrrrOn the PC I use Ekahu Heatmapper to draw pretty pictures for the non-techies, but only if I really must, and INSSIDER to see the RSSI info. On the Android devices I use WiFi Analyzer from the store. Ignore the pretty colours and look at the signal loss numbers on WiFi analyzer, then you have the empirical data to compare, contrast and make a judgement.
Erik6041 wrote:Sometimes a little foot work is the best plan. Get a good free wifi survey tool on your laptop and do some testing with your proposed location. There are probably a few key spots you are looking to add coverage. Those planning tools are good for big deployments, but I don't like putting in the effort of defining all of my building features in the tool for just a few access points.I really like the Metageek stuff. I went and bit the bullet and got one of the WiSpy devices that works really well as well.
IMPORTANT: future support by ANDROID OS (9,10+) can be disabled - you are buying this app for your current tested version of Android OSmethod was deprecated in API level 28. The ability for apps to trigger scan requests will be removed in a future release. 'Android PIE 9 - 4 scans per 2 minutes probablyAndroid Q 10 - probably without any wifi scan supportWifi Heat Map let you create heat map of wifi signal quality in your flat, house, apartment or shop. Just draw your flat on the paper or use existing plans, take a picture by device camera. After that just walk in desired space and click on display on your exact location. Signal quality of your wifi will be placed on that map.!!! Important NOTE:As announced on Google's blog ( ) all apps which will be updated on Google Play will have to switch to current Android SDK (software development kit).
Apps with older SDK with no run-time permission model will not be able to publish updates.Because of this all apps (this also) will eventually require LOCATION permission as noted here:official website android.com: access the hardware identifiers of nearby external devices via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi scans, your app must now have the ACCESSFINELOCATION or ACCESSCOARSELOCATION permissions:'.