Site Survey Kits
If you plan to perform more than one site survey, it makes
sense to assemble all the necessary components needed into a single kit. With
this kit, you can keep all your tools together and ensure you have what you need
when you get to the site to do your work (and then provide the best possible
solution for the site). You have learned the importance of using the proper APs,
client cards, antennas, battery packs, and cables. You have also read about the
importance of having a variety of mounting solutions, measuring devices, and
attenuators for your survey. With all these tools in one place, you can ensure
that you have what you need when rolling out to a customer site.
In come cases, you might just want to buy a site survey kit and
add equipment to it. TerraWave offers one such kit (see Figure 7-12). This kit is built around the Cisco Aironet
product line. With some thought and adaptation, however, you can use it for
virtually any product line. Just apply a little ingenuity and build adaptor
cables to mate to other AP types and to a few other APs, and you can have a
complete arsenal for your site surveys.
The TerraWave product is intended for indoor site surveys and
includes the following features (subject to change):
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A durable and transportable carrying case
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2 * AIR-352E2R-K-9 (11-Mbps APs)
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2 * AIR-PCM352 (PC cards with fixed antennas)
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1 * AIR-LMC352 (PC card without antenna)
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4 * AIR-ANT4941 (2.2-dBi "rubber duck" antennas)
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2 * AIR-ANT5959 (2.0-dBi ceiling-mount diversity omni)
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1 * AIR-ANT3213 (5.2-dBi pillar-mount diversity omni)
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2 * AIR-ANT2506 (5.2-dBi mast-mount omni)
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2 * AIR-ANT2012 (6.0-dBi diversity patch wall mount)
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2 * AIR-ANT3549 (8.5-dBi hemispherical patch)
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2 * AIR-ANT1949 (13.5-dBi Yagi)
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2 *
AIR-ACC55959-072 (serial cables for configuration)
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2 * AIR-420-1625-0500 (RP-TNC assembly 5")
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2 * TW-SSBP-001 (site survey battery packs with in-line
power)
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2 * TW-IPMB-001 (industrial-purpose mounting brackets)
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2 * TW-RSA-3510 (attenuators)
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1 * TW-AATC-001 (travel case with foam cutout)
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1 * TW-SSMW-001 (measuring wheel)
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50 * TW-APMRK-050 (AP marking locators)
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Mounting devices, including duct tape, zip ties, Velcro, and
colored-tape rolls
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Custom foam inserts to protect and organize each individual
item
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Wheels and handle for easy transport
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Industrial safety lock
The TerraWave kit has the following dimensions:
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Total weight: 67 lbs. (31 kg)
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Inside dimensions: 29" * 17 7/8" * 10 1/2" (73.6 cm * 45.4 cm *
26.7 cm)
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Outside dimensions: 32 1/2" * 20 1/2" * 11 5/16" (82.5 cm *
52.0 cm * 28.7 cm)