"Ekahau HeatMapper" can find the best installation locations to cover all rooms with radio signals in
the best possible manner.
Analyze Wi-Fi signal strengths and make necessary adjustments to enhance network coverage.
This free tool will display the best location for your WLAN router.
The software also shows the security settings of all access points within the range making it
ideal to trace unsafe and new networks.
how to optimize your WLAN using this software. But before we start you will need to download this free utility
from www.ekahau.com
Here We GO....
STEP 1
Install the software on your laptop or netbook. Start the tool and select “I have a map image”.
Now select the layout of your building and load it in Heat Mapper.
Now if you don’t have an image or map of your apartment simply select “I don’t have a map image”. Thesoftware should now show a grid layout with the centre point being your router access point.
STEP 2
Place your router possibly at a place from where you often access your
WLAN such as the living room or bedroom.
Now connect the router to the socket;
An internet connection need not be established as of now.
It is best to start testing along with the laptop in the corner of the house
or apartment.
Click on the map where you are currently standing in-order to start the measurement.
Now walk slowly into the next corner of the building.
Keep clicking on your current location continuously while
walking.
Walk to all rooms so as to draw a continuous line on the layout.
End the walk by right clicking on the point you are currently standing on.
You can undo the last step using the ‘Undo Survey” tab in case you misclicked.
HeatMapper will now position the found routers with details like names,
SSID, channel number or encryption on the map and show where the,
reception of devices is the strongest with the help of color gradations from green to red.
The device currently having the best connection with the Laptop is marked green.
Once you are done marking the signal strengths around your house save the overview
map by clicking “Take Screenshot”.
STEP 3
You can now optimize the location of your router with the help of the reception map.
The map basically helps you analyze the signals and setup access points wherever you find the
signals to be weak.
The red areas on the map show where the reception is bad.
You can improve on the reception by moving the router around till you get a green bar.
the best possible manner.
Analyze Wi-Fi signal strengths and make necessary adjustments to enhance network coverage.
This free tool will display the best location for your WLAN router.
The software also shows the security settings of all access points within the range making it
ideal to trace unsafe and new networks.
how to optimize your WLAN using this software. But before we start you will need to download this free utility
from www.ekahau.com
Here We GO....
STEP 1
Install the software on your laptop or netbook. Start the tool and select “I have a map image”.
Now select the layout of your building and load it in Heat Mapper.
Now if you don’t have an image or map of your apartment simply select “I don’t have a map image”. Thesoftware should now show a grid layout with the centre point being your router access point.
STEP 2
Place your router possibly at a place from where you often access your
WLAN such as the living room or bedroom.
Now connect the router to the socket;
An internet connection need not be established as of now.
It is best to start testing along with the laptop in the corner of the house
or apartment.
Click on the map where you are currently standing in-order to start the measurement.
Now walk slowly into the next corner of the building.
Keep clicking on your current location continuously while
walking.
Walk to all rooms so as to draw a continuous line on the layout.
End the walk by right clicking on the point you are currently standing on.
You can undo the last step using the ‘Undo Survey” tab in case you misclicked.
HeatMapper will now position the found routers with details like names,
SSID, channel number or encryption on the map and show where the,
reception of devices is the strongest with the help of color gradations from green to red.
The device currently having the best connection with the Laptop is marked green.
Once you are done marking the signal strengths around your house save the overview
map by clicking “Take Screenshot”.
STEP 3
You can now optimize the location of your router with the help of the reception map.
The map basically helps you analyze the signals and setup access points wherever you find the
signals to be weak.
The red areas on the map show where the reception is bad.
You can improve on the reception by moving the router around till you get a green bar.
