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WiFi survey
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Coverage you can prove. Ekahau-certified survey, design, install and validation.
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What we'll cover.

    The proposition

    Coverage you can prove.

    WiFi that "seems fine" is where problems hide. We design for how the space is used, then prove the coverage with data, before and after.

    Designed, not guessed

    Ekahau predictive design validated on site, with placement based on the real environment.

    Capacity, not just signal

    Designed for the density of devices and users, not a single bar of signal.

    Proven

    A post-install survey that proves coverage, capacity and roaming against the design.

    Scope

    What we do.

    Ceiling void Comms room Cable tray Access points, ceiling mounted PoE switch Predictive design Survey route Validation report CoverageCapacityRoaming

    The method

    Modelled first, then proven on site.

    Coverage

    Coverage, modelled then measured.

    0%at -67 dBm or better
    0dBm, weakest point
    6access points
    -42-55-62-67-72-78-85 dBm

    Illustrative model at 5 GHz, with -67 dBm as the design target in this example. A real design uses the losses measured in the building.

    Channel plan

    The same access points, by channel.

    Band
    Plan
    0%of the floor hears two access points on one channel
    0channels in use
    Access pointLocationChannel

    Illustrative model, using the layout from the coverage slide. Wider channels leave fewer to reuse, and 2.4 GHz has three.

    Capacity

    Capacity, not just signal.

    People160
    Stage and screen
    Signal across the roomFull bars
    Devices on the network0
    Access points1
    Devices per access point0
    Comfortable load, about 50

    Illustrative: two devices per person, and about 50 devices per access point as a comfortable load. Real designs are sized from the devices and applications in use.

    Roaming

    Roaming, designed along the route.

    Connected toAP-01
    Signal0 dBm
    Handoffs0
    Connection lost0
    Roams below -70Drops below -82

      Illustrative model of an AGV on a fixed route. Racking and stock count as a loss on every row the signal crosses.

      Proof, redacted

      A campus where roaming actually works.

      Manufacturing campusProduction, warehouse, officeAGV roaming

      A manufacturing client needed wall-to-wall coverage across production, warehouse and office, including seamless roaming for AGVs and handheld scanners that can't tolerate a dropped packet.

      120+access points surveyed, designed and installed
      3environments unified on one design
      0roaming dead zones at validation

      Client identifiers withheld; figures rounded.

      Office Production Warehouse One design AGV route Schematic, not the client's site plan.
      Scale it

      How big is the space?

      Floor area (m²)
       access points, indicative
       survey days, typical
      100%coverage proven post-install, always

      Indicative density for a typical office fit. Warehouses, labs and high-density spaces are modelled, not estimated. Illustrative planning figures: every engagement is scoped properly before we commit numbers.

      The deliverables

      What you get, on paper.

      Before: the existing network After: the validation survey Example heatmaps, schedule and checks

      Heatmaps, before & after

      Predicted coverage and measured reality, side by side, for signal, capacity and roaming.

      AP schedule & channel plan

      Every AP's location, mount, power and channel documented for the team who runs it next.

      APLocationMountChannelPower

      Validation report

      The proof the network delivers what was designed. It is the document that closes the project.

      CoverageCapacityRoamingAgainst the design
      Case study

      WiFi 6 from day one.

      Office fit-out and relocationLondon and Paris400 users
      Ekahau-certifiedSurvey to commissioningOutside working hours

      European headquarters for an American mass media and entertainment group. Alongside the fit-out and relocation for 400 users, we surveyed, installed and commissioned a new WiFi 6 network, and did all of it outside working hours.

      400users relocated
      2cities, one playbook
      0working hours lost

      “Thanks to the entire team for their efforts and for working through the night to get us up and running on such aggressive timelines. You made this install and relocation much easier than we expected.”

      Keith T., Head of End User Computing
      Desks set up with two screens each A finished row of desks Desks mid-installation
      From the project. Our engineers, not stock photography.
      Why Optronix

      From the survey to the record.

      We survey, design, install and validate as one job, so there's no gap between the design and what was actually built. And you get the data to prove it.

      Ekahau-certified

      Predictive and physical RF surveys using Ekahau, from the first model to the validation survey and heatmap report.

      Cabled to data centre standard

      Access points installed on PoE cabling done to the same standard as our data centre work, then documented.

      Engineers from critical estates

      Our engineers have worked for Microsoft, Google, AWS, JPMorgan Chase and Jane Street, among others, and they bring the same method to every floor.

      Our engineers

      Where our engineers have worked.

      USAUKEuropeMiddle EastAustralia
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      More detail, deck by deck.

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      Next step

      Send us the floor plans.
      We'll model the coverage.

      Floor plans and a note of how each space is used are enough to start. We will come back with a predictive model, a plan for the on-site survey and an outline scope.

      Anthony Hobley
      Technical Director
      +44 (0) 7450 337795
      anthony.hobley@optronix.co.uk       Email Anthony →       Matt Stockill
      Sales Manager
      +44 (0) 7768 360149
      matt.stockill@optronix.co.uk       Email Matt →
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