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• Windows-based software tools can be used on a laptop. Using them involves recording aspects of wireless connectivity such as the connection strength while physically walking around the site. These include NetStumbler, a free tool for smaller businesses, as well as more expensive packages like Visiware and AirMagnet Survey.
• Switched wireless tools like the Aruba Mobility Controller are designed to monitor overall radio coverage and can be used to find the best locations for your APs in order to offer the widest range of connection strength across the site.
• Simulation tools are used for very large sites, such as campuses and multi-floor offices. Tools like Bluesocket’s Wireless Lan Planner can help you simulate AP placement, helping you define how many APs you might need for a site and can help give an approximate estimate of connection strength throughout the final environment. However, unlike the other tools, they can’t look at issues like interference.