STAT: Data Collection (Without GPS)

  1. Prepare a map image file for the test site.

  2. Relocate the AP to a fixed location and power it on using a portable battery.

  3. Plug in the Ethernet adapter into the laptop. Use a LAN cable to connect the Ethernet adapter and the STA. Power on the STA.

  4. Open the SWiSS application on the laptop and select STAT (Spatial Test Automation Tool):

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  1. If asked to specify the GPS coordinates for the input map, press CANCEL for non-GPS manual operation.

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  1. Select Manual and press CONNECT to start the measurement process.

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  1. Specify the location of the AP by pressing the SET button on the AP location control panel. Click the AP location on the pop-up map page and press OK.

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  1. If the GPS coordinates on the map image file are not applicable, specify the pixel-to-meter map scale by pressing the SET button on the Map Scale control panel. Click two reference points on the pop-up map page with a known distance between them. Specify the distance and press OK.

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  1. Move to the first test location within the map. Wait for all the measurement values to update and Right-click the current location on the map. Move to the next location and repeat until all the data points are collected.

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  1. To save the data points, access the menu item File->Save Results from the top menu bar. This will create a timestamped directory with the log files which can be visualized as heatmaps using the WAVE (WiFi Area Visual Evaluator) tool.

Warning

Please make sure that the logs are properly saved before you quit the program!