VisiWave Tutorials
Short, focused videos that walk through the core workflows in VisiWave Site Survey — from collecting data to analyzing results and creating reports.
Collect Survey Data & Basic Workflow
An introduction to creating a new survey project and collecting measurement data while walking a site.
Summary
- Introduces the two stages of a VisiWave survey: data collection and analysis.
- Shows how to create a new survey, load a floor plan, and accurately set its scale.
- Demonstrates Continuous Capture for quickly collecting data while walking through large areas.
- Covers Point-by-Point data collection for smaller or harder-to-navigate spaces.
- Explains how to preview basic heatmaps during collection to verify coverage.
- Shows how to inspect raw radio readings at individual data points.
- Introduces switching to Report View for detailed analysis once collection is complete.
Create Heatmaps and Reports
Learn the basics of generating coverage heatmaps and producing professional reports from your survey data.
Summary
- Introduces the Report View used to analyze collected survey data.
- Explains how VisiWave determines which access points are within the survey area.
- Shows how to view coverage heatmaps for individual APs, radios, or groups.
- Demonstrates the Wi-Fi Probe for inspecting signal strength at any location.
- Explains primary vs. secondary AP views and redundancy analysis.
- Shows how to visualize and inspect individual data points in detail.
- Covers Channel and SSID filters to refine heatmap results.
- Demonstrates capturing and exporting Snapshots for reports and documentation.
Advanced Survey Views and Analysis
Explore channel maps, co-channel interference views, coverage maps, and other advanced analysis tools.
Summary
- Introduces advanced analysis views beyond standard signal heatmaps.
- Explains the Channel Map view for visualizing channel usage and overlap.
- Shows how to use the Wi-Fi Probe to inspect channel usage at any location.
- Covers adjusting Minimum dBm thresholds to refine channel coverage areas.
- Introduces Co-Channel Interference (CCI) maps to identify interference severity.
- Demonstrates how including all heard APs reveals real-world interference issues.
- Explains the Data Rate Map for visualizing theoretical maximum throughput.
- Covers the Coverage Map for simplified good/marginal/poor coverage views.
New Report and Analysis View
See how VisiWave automatically organizes survey results to make analysis faster and more intuitive.
Summary
- Introduces the redesigned Report View focused on clarity and organization.
- Explains how raw survey data is converted into estimated radio locations.
- Shows how radios are grouped into logical access points automatically.
- Describes classification of APs as local, external, or on other floors.
- Highlights how the new layout surfaces the most relevant network information.
- Demonstrates how complex Wi-Fi data is reduced to actionable insights.
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