In-building testing

Andrew has introduced the Invex.NxG i.Walk in-building wireless tester.

It includes everything needed for confirming the proper design and placement of in-building antennas or repeater systems before final installation, helping ensure optimal indoor wireless coverage.

The kit includes: testing software with hardware key and supporting manuals on CD; digital scanning receiver; the portable base station emulator that broadcasts RF signals indoors; optional touch-screen palmtop with software preloaded.

Network designers can use the system to conduct initial surveys of a building, detecting ambient RF interference and signal weak spots, which can then be accounted for in the system design.

Using it consists mainly in connecting the i.Scan to the i.PC laptop and setting it to the desired frequency bands.

The designer then walks through the building taking RF readings, the results of which are then logged with the building’s floor plan for analysis and design of the in-building coverage network.

The transmitter can be used for temporarily transmitting RF signals inside the building, in imitation of expected signal levels and also to help with design.