Wireless Site Survey · Methodology
APoS (AP-on-a-Stick) Wireless Site Survey
AP-on-a-Stick (APoS) is the gold-standard active survey method — a real access point is placed at each candidate location and its live signal measured, so your WiFi design is validated against actual building RF before you buy or install anything. eNeoteric performs APoS surveys with genuine Cisco WiFi 6 APs and Ekahau Sidekick 2, operated by ECSE-certified engineers, on-site across India and internationally.
What is an AP-on-a-Stick survey?
In an APoS survey, an engineer mounts a live access point on a tripod or pole at each proposed mounting position and walks the floor measuring the real signal it produces. Unlike a purely predictive (modelled) design, APoS captures how RF actually behaves through your walls, racking, glass and machinery — eliminating guesswork about attenuation and interference.
Why APoS is more accurate
- Real RF, not estimates: measures the actual AP and antenna through real building materials.
- Validates capacity & roaming: confirms cell edges, overlap and roaming behaviour for voice, scanners and real-time apps.
- De-risks procurement: you know exactly how many APs, where, and at what power before spending on hardware.
- Catches interference early: Sidekick 2 spectrum analysis exposes non-WiFi interference a predictive model can't see.
Our APoS methodology
- Scope & predictive baseline: we review floor plans and requirements and build a predictive model to identify candidate AP positions.
- On-site AP-on-a-Stick: a real Cisco WiFi 6 AP is placed at each candidate location and measured live with Ekahau Sidekick 2 and AI Pro.
- Spectrum & interference analysis: we record RSSI, SNR, channel utilisation and non-WiFi interference across the band plan.
- Design & report: validated AP placement, channel/power plan, heatmaps, bill of materials and an installer-ready implementation pack.
Equipment we use
- Genuine Cisco WiFi 6 access points on survey poles for true-to-deployment measurement
- Ekahau Sidekick 2 for dual-band measurement and spectrum analysis
- Ekahau AI Pro for design, heatmaps and reporting
- ECSE-certified engineers trained directly by Ekahau
APoS deliverables
Annotated RSSI/SNR heatmaps · spectrum and interference findings · validated AP placement drawings with coordinates and antenna orientation · channel and power plan · bill of materials for procurement · implementation checklist for installers and system integrators.
From the field: the biggest APoS mistake
One mistake costs more rework than any other — surveying only part of a floor while the rest is deferred to a later phase. Because RF coverage, interference and roaming behave as one continuous system, a design built on half the floor is almost always wrong. Read the case study: The biggest APoS survey mistake: surveying half a floor at a time →
Need an accurate WiFi design? Start with APoS.
Tell us about your site — facility type, size and applications — and we'll scope an APoS survey. On-site delivery across India and internationally including global engagements.
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