Site Survey Report-Generation Programs
Site Survey Report-Generation Programs
Some programs offer report generators to assist in developing
the necessary documentation, including site map coverage plans and equipment
lists. This is one of the unique features to the AirMagnet tool that was
discussed in Chapter 10, "Using Site
Surveying Tools." The AirMagnet SiteViewer site survey tool can provide coverage
maps generated based on SSID, channel, AP coverage, and so on, as shown in Figure 13-4. The AirMagnet Reporter tool can
generate reports in various formats, making it easy to import data into the site
survey final report.

Other tools such as the Cisco Assisted
Site Survey tool used with the Wireless LAN Solution
Engine (WLSE) provide some graphical documentation on site coverage. If
the site survey is completed using a tool such as WLSE, the final report should
include a coverage map generated by this tool.
Regardless of which tool you use, a couple variations of the
coverage diagrams can provide a great deal of assistance to anyone using the
survey report when installing or maintaining a WLAN. Two variations are as
follows:
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