WIFI - HOW TO COMPLETE A WIFI SITE SURVEY

This procedure outlines the proper method of installing NetSpot on a Windows computer and recording a Wi-Fi Heat Map using NetSpot.

PROCESS

Installing Netspot

Gathering Store Photo and Measurements

Navigate to Google Maps
Search for the address of the store.
In the bottom left corner, click “Layers” to switch to the Satellite view and verify that the store building is showing up on the Satellite view.
If the store building is not showing up on the Satellite view, search for your store using Ariel view on Bing Maps.
Once a satellite image of your store has been found, zoom in so it fills most of the computer screen.
Press the Windows Key, the Shift Key, and the S key together. Your screen should dim partially.
Click and drag a box around your store and its parking lot. This will take a screenshot of what was highlighted and save it to your clipboard.
When the context window in the bottom right corner pops up with the image of the store, click on the image.
In the “Snip & Sketch” app that opens, click the floppy disk icon on the top left corner, and save the image.
Back on the maps website used for the screenshot, right click the map, and select “Measure Distance”.
Measure any two easily identifiable points at the store.
Make note of the measurement at the bottom, this will be needed in the next steps.

Create the Netspot Survey

Open the Netspot app and click the “Survey” button on the top ribbon.
In the Survey window, click “Start a new survey”.
On the screen following fill out the following information, then click “Continue”:
1. Project Name: ST####-Store Name (ex: “AZ1322-Pandora”)
2. Zone Name: ST#### (ex:“AZ1322”)
3. Map Location: Select “Load a file with a map” and browse to the photo you made earlier.
4. Zone’s area type: Select “Outdoor restrained urban area”
Establish the scale on the Netspot survey
1. NOTE: Select the same two points used when getting scale on the maps website and the distance recorded.
Beginning physically located at the kiosks, click where the kiosks are on the image. Wait for the red dot to turn into a red pin with a green circle surrounding it.
Move 6-10 feet away from that point and click where you are now physically located on the map in NetSpot.
The intent of this process is to get a pin at every location a car could potentially be on the site, including the following:
1. Kiosk islands.
2. Driveway between the kiosks and the tunnel entrance.
3. Tunnel entrance.
4. Vacuum area (generally multiple locations).
5. Parking spaces on site.
6. Lanes leading up to the kiosks.
7. Once the lot is complete, record a pin in the lobby of the store office and the manager’s office.
Click the “Active Scan” slider to turn off the scan.
Save the scan to your computer.