WIFI Survey

WiFi Survey
If you want to establish a Wireless LAN in any office, you must survey the premises. You have to view the office premises then you have to understand how many wireless devices need to establish WiFi zone. According to device you have to calculate all other required devices

1. Wireless Router:
First you you have to calculate how many devices need to accomplish this project. There are different brands wireless access point. Netgear, TPlink, Tenda, UniFi, Engenius, Rukkus, Rocket M2. Depends on area size and taste of client you have to choose the device and number.

2. Switch:

How many switch you need you can calculate easily. There are 5, 8, 16, 24, 48 ports in a switch. If the number of wireless devices are 1-7, you can easily cover with 8 port 1 switch. If the number of wireless devices are 8-15, you can easily cover with 16 port 1 switch. Devices are 16-23, one switch 24 port. 1 port is always use as up-link
If number of switch 2 then your up-link port required 3. So calculate this way and you will get the number of switch you need for this project.

3. Patch Panel:

Patch Panel depends on the number of 24 ports switch. On the other hand if the total node is 20-24 then you can use 1 patch panel. It's costly so don't misuse 1 patch panel for few nodes.

4. Wire Manager:

Number of Patch Panel. Or You can use it for decoration where cable looks odd.

5. Patch Cord 1 meter:

Number of using ports of Patch Panel. If no Patch Panel then no Patch Cord 1 meter

6. Cabinet Rack:

There are different sizes of rack 6U, 9U, 12U, 24U, 36U, 48U. Depends on total number of Switch, Patch Panel and Wire Manager you have to decide how big rack you need to setup. Each device take 1U space. For one Switch, Patch Panel and Wire Manager will take 3U and 1U space for device gap. So you need only 4U space. Then 6U is enough but if you keep UPS inside rack then you can use here 9U rack-1.

7. RJ 45 Connector:

Twice of the wireless devices and 2 for each up-link and always keep few connectors extra for need in setup time or future use.

8. UTP Cable:
Depends on the Summation of all routers distance from rack. That's way keep on eyes the cable routes for each devices.

9. Multi pin Socket:
Depends on the number of routers and rack.  If your wireless router PoE (Power over Ethernet), In that case you can connect power from Power Strip (Multi-plug) in Rack with PoE Injector

10. Back Box:
Depends on number of Multi pin socket

11. Power Cable 23/76:
Depends of the distance start from the rack to all devices connected from the rack.
If two devices connected same direction from the rack. one is 10 meters away and another is 15 meters away. So power cable need 15 meters.
If both devices are different direction then you need 25 meters power cable

12. UPS:
Depends on number of Rack. There are different types of UPS 650VA, 1KVA etc. For normal use 650VA is enough.
N.B: Channel, GI pipe, PVC Pipe, Flexible Pipe, Royal Plug, Screw, GI wire, Electric Tape, Cable Tie Etc. - As Required

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