How to Design Wi-Fi Coverage in Ekahau Pro

Learn how to design primary and secondary Wi-Fi coverage in Ekahau Pro.

Wi-Fi Coverage is a wireless network design requirement detailing all of the areas you want or need wireless connectivity. Primary Coverage is all about optimizing the distance around your wireless Access Points to ensure there is sufficient signal strength for Wi-Fi-enabled devices to properly operate.

But to meet the needs of a high-performing wireless network, you can’t just stop at primary coverage. Secondary coverage is critical to ensure you have great roaming between access points and redundancy in the event an access point has a failure.

Here’s a quick overview of how to place wireless access points for perfect Wi-Fi coverage using Ekahau Pro.

1. Import & Scale Floor Plan - Just import your CAD or image file and set the scale. Predictive designs model coverage based on the actual dimensions of your building’s footprint, so it’s important to be as accurate as possible when scaling your floor plan. Most CAD files will be scaled automatically based on metadata contained within the file. For other image file types, we recommend setting the scale using the longest possible measurement.

2. Draw Walls - Once again, CAD files benefit from automatically importing this information for you, but image files are easy enough to add walls and assign attenuation values with a few clicks.

3. Select AP Model - Ekahau Pro has THOUSANDS of Access Point models and antenna configurations to choose from, including the most up-to-date coverage patterns from Cisco, Aruba, Ruckus, Aerohive, Xirrus, Extreme, Siemens, Adtran, Avaya, D-Link, Meru / Fortinet, Mist, Lancom, Meraki, Netgear, Samsung, Ubiquiti, Zebra, and Zyxel just to name a few. By creating a predictive design using the exact AP model you plan to deploy, you’re able to have the most accurate and reliable design possible.

4. Place APs for Primary Coverage - Use the Ekahau Coverage Planning Tool to see a clear picture of your network’s coverage and signal strength and freely modify AP locations and configurations on the fly to visualize exactly how those modifications can impact coverage in the environment.

5. Place APs for Secondary Coverage - Switch to the secondary coverage visualization and easily spot gaps in coverage that require additional APs to ensure smooth roaming behavior and provide redundancy in case of failure.

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