Prerequisites for Sensor Placement

You will need the following documents to help determine sensor placement:

• Floor Plans
• Existing Site Surveys
• Wiring layouts
• Regulatory rules and codes for wiring, construction, materials, etc., where applicable.

You will need the following tools:

• A laptop running AirDefense Mobile 4.0, or later, or Site Scanner.
• An 802.11a/g/n wireless device (wireless client or access point). The ideal output power for this device (around 40 mW) would be that of a retail quality wireless client card or access point as these are likely rogue candidates.
  

  Note

  A soft access point on a laptop is often an ideal target because it can be Locked On a channel and is battery powered through being hosted on a laptop.
• Wiring layouts.
• Regulatory rules and codes for wiring, construction, materials, etc., where applicable.
• Access to all areas to be monitored is required during the survey.