VisiWave Site Survey Combo DBx

The following items are included in this package:

• Site Surveying Application

  This software application runs on a Windows laptop computer and is responsible for collecting the survey information in the field.

• Report and Analysis Application

  Collecting wireless site survey data is not enough. You need to also be able to analyze that data. VisiWave Site Survey Report is the tool that is needed to unlock the mountain of survey data collected during a site survey. This software application runs on a Windows laptop or desktop computer and allows you to view the results of the wireless site survey.

• Wi-Spy DBx

  This USB spectrum analyzer is optionally used to record background noise (interference) data. When collecting data using this spectrum analyzer, you can plot out interference graphs and accurate signal-to-noise ratio coverage graphs.

• Support and Maintenance

  Each purchase includes free support for the lifetime of the product. Support includes email and call-back technical support along with free access to maintenance releases (release where only the third number in the version number changes).

System Requirements

Required

• Windows XP/Vista/7

  The data collection application requires a laptop PC running Microsoft Windows version XP/Vista/7 that is portable enough to be carried while performing a site survey. Windows XP/Vista/7 provides support for many wireless network adapters.

  The report and analysis software is run on a laptop or desktop PC running Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7.

• Portable Document File (PDF) viewer such as Acrobat or FoxIt Reader

  Viewing the user's guide requires a PDF viewer application such as Adobe's Acrobat Reader or FoxIt Software's FoxIt Reader. Also, site survey reports generated in the PDF format require a viewer to be viewed. You can optionally generate reports in HTML format which do not require this viewer. To download Adobe Acrobat Reader, visit Adobe's Web site at: http://www.adobe.com/. To download FoxIt Reader, go to http://www.foxitsoftware.com/.

• Supported Wireless Adapter

  A supported PC Card, Secure Digital, Compact Flash, or integrated wireless network adapter is required. A free utility called VisiWave CheckAdapter is available for download. This utility tests your wireless adapter to see if it is supported.

  View a partial list of support adapters. In some cases, the latest drivers from the adapter manufacturer may be required.

• Supported Floor Plan Image

  You will need a "top view" or "bird's eye view" of the survey area. This image can be in GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or Windows BMP format. If you currently have a CAD drawing of your area, most CAD programs can export a floor plan view in JPEG format. Or, you can scan in a paper-version of your floor plan. Or, you can take a digital picture of a floor plan sign, such as a building directory or the fire-escape map found on the back of hotel room doors. In the worst case, you can create a rough drawing by hand of the walls of the area being surveyed. If you are surveying an outside area, you can use screen captures of any of the many online mapping services or scanned in images of printed maps.

Optional

• Utility Cart

  A utility cart of some type works very well for carrying your laptop while conducting an indoor site survey. Placing the laptop on the cart allows you to easily click on the screen and gets rid of the burden of having to carry the laptop.