Case Project 7-1: Planning a Wireless Network Site Survey

You are a network engineer for a small motel chain that has just been acquired by a large hotel company. The plan is to keep your company's motels as a separate brand from the new parent company. The parent company wants to upgrade the facilities in your motel chain, including the wired LANs. The company plans to implement WLANs both to assist in motel administration and to provide guests with a wireless Internet connection. You have been asked to prepare a 15-minute oral presentation on the process of developing a wireless network site survey as part of the feasibility study. The presentation should include PowerPoint slides and should explain the purpose of a site survey, the specific procedures involved, the reasons for the procedures, security considerations, and the tools typically needed to complete the survey. You have heard that the parent company intends to consolidate many departments, including information technology, so you are determined to do an excellent job on the presentation to impress your new supervisors. Prepare the presentation, and then submit your work to the instructor or present your work in class.