3500 AP for site survey?

[guy.hill]

Has anyone tried using a 3500 CleanAir AP as a site survey tool? Could you set it up in multiple locations temporarily and gather interference data and analize through WCS? This would use the 3500 AP like you would the Spectrum Expert product.

[Scott Fella]

I think others ahve used the 3500 as a site surevey AP using the 1252 IOS code.  But to gather RF data while doing a ste surevey, you might as well just use AirMagnet or any other toold like that.

[George Stefanick]

I agree with scott.

You should deploy these as sensor and not as survey aps.

[guy.hill]

AirMagnet = $3000

3500 AP = $850

[George Stefanick]

Thats the cost of doing Wifi im afraid. I always tell people. If you open up an auto repair shop and all you have is 1 screw driver and a wrench you will have lots of pain to do the job right.

[guy.hill]

Well, I work for a nonprofit so we have to think outside the box.

[George Stefanick]

i get it .. you will have your handsfull. You can get in exensive WiSpys .. I use these, they are good too.

[George Stefanick]

Yes, you can connect a 3500 and do SA mode or local mode. If you have a MSE you can record 1 year worth of data. See attached of an example ..