A vertical market is a particular industry or group of businesses in which similar products or services are developed and marketed.
Outdoor Surveys
- Weather proof APs (eg ruggedized) may need to be deployed.
- Site Survey kits with Mesh APs may be needed.
- Consider the weather conditions. Most appliances will need to be protected from weather elements by using NEMA rated enslosure units (NEMA – National Electrical Manufacturers Association)
- Safety – hire professional installers.
- Consider RF considerations set by the local government.
Aesthetics
- Very important in the retail industry and the hospitality industry.
- Some APs can be camouflaged to resemble smoke detectors.
- Indoor enclosures can also be used to conceal APs.
Government
- Main concern is security.
- Obtaining the proper security credentials will be a requirement before conducting the government survey.
Education
- Obtaining the proper security credentials will be a requirement before conducting the survey.
- Secure APs to prevent theft.
- user density should be accounted for during capacity and coverage planning
- bridging solutions will be needed between buildings across the campus
Healthcare
- Main concern is sources of interference from the biomedical
equipment that exists on site - A thorough spectrum analysis survey is extremely important. Do several sweeps of the area.
- The applications used in the medical environment should all be considered during the interview and the survey (Handheld PDAs, Medical carts, VoIP phones)
- Obtaining the proper security credentials will be a requirement before conducting the survey.
Hotspots
- Limit RF coverage area by using low power settings.
Retail
- Intereference and multipath is a concern.
- Heavy user density should be considered
- Coverage is usually a greater concern than capacity because wireless data collection devices require very little bandwidth.
- May mainly use the 2.4 band.
Warehouses
- currently all handheld devices use 2.4 GHz radios
- Coverage, not capacity, is the main objective
- Use directional antennas mostly
- Reflections and multipath is a concern.
- High ceilings may cause coverage issues.
- Seamless roaming is mandatory because the handheld devices will be mobile
- Survey should be taken during peak times ans compared with the results obtained during low peak. RF power levels may need to be adjusted according to stock.
Manufacturing
- Multipath is a concern
- Heavy machinery and robotics may present safety concerns to the surveyor
- Ruggedized APs may need to be installed
- A meeting with the plant’s union representative is necessary to make sure that no union policies will be violated by the site surveyor team.
Multitenant Buildings
- Biggest issue is presence of other WLAN equipment used by nearby businesses
- strong consideration should be given to deploying an 802.11a WLAN using the 5 GHz UNII indoor and middle bands
References:
- CWNA Certified Wireless Network Administrator Study Guide by David D. Coleman and David A. Westcott.
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