A WiFi Site Survey Howto
* Study the area of interest
- What wireless activity is already there
[http://www.wigle.net/ Wigle]
[http://maps.personaltelco.net/ Portland Area Nodedb]
- Physicaly check the area with any of the Signal Strength software listed on this page
- What is the topology like
[http://www.topozone.com Topozone]
*Items needed
- Wireless card
- Signal Strength software
[http://www.netstumbler.com/ Netstumbler - Windows]
[http://www.kismetwireless.net/ Kisemet - Linux]
[http://apradar.sourceforge.net/ APRadar - Linux]
[http://binaervarianz.de/projekte/programmieren/kismac/ Kismac - Mac]
- Patience
- Directional antenna (Optional)