WIFI survey questionnaire

Following questions can be used for design/configuration before starting a wifi project. It is easy to change the design in the planning stage of project but difficult to change the design during the deployment stage, so it is important to gather as much information as possible in the design stage.

Questionnaire

1. Business Justification

·  New implementation? Or replacing existing wireless infrastructure? Or both? ·  What is the main purpose (e.g. Quality improvement, Efficiency improvement, Cost reduction, Extend production, Organizational continuity, etc)?

2. Please define what is to be included in the WLAN design project and what is not (SOW)

·  Predictive Site Survey? ·  Design WLAN network? ·  Implementation? ·  Post Site Survey? ·  Verification test? ·  Purchased PSP program?

3. Please provide existing topology or map or floor plan for entire network if available (more detail, much better).

·  Topology map or Floor plan for entire networks (including wired and wireless)? ·  What is the building materials?

4. Please provide current Channel, Signal strength & Radio information (in case of integration/replacement project)

5. Which services will be used in the wireless network? (please elaborate each service as detail as possible)

·  Service1 with highest priority : YouTube ·  Service2 with 2nd priority : Apple TV ·  Service3 with 3rd priority : ·  Other services:

6. All APs will be installed at indoor? Is there any plan to install AP in outdoor?

7. How many SSID are planned to be used?

i. SSID1 ·  Name? ·  Purpose? ·  Privacy type (e.g. WEP, WPAv1/2, TKIP, AES)? ·  Authentication type (E.g. MAC, 802.1x, Internal/external, etc.) ·  Traffic rate-limit required? ·    ii. SSID2 ·  Name? ·  Purpose? ·  Privacy type (e.g. WPAv1/2, TKIP, AES)? ·  Authentication type (E.g. MAC, 802.1x, Internal/external, etc.) ·  Traffic rate-limit required?

8. How many areas or zones (different network) is there that APs will be installed?

·  Area1 (or zone1 or network1) o Purpose: o IP address and subnet-mask: ·  Area2 (or zone2 or network2) o Purpose: o IP address and subnet-mask:

9. Do you need a SSID for guest? If yes, which authentication method do you plan to use?

10. Which radio frequency will you use (5GHz / 2.5GHz)? Both or just one?

11. Approximately, how many end devices will join to wireless network? (If possible how many per SSID or an area)

·  Laptops o Estimated number: o Which wireless standard (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) will be supported? o How often are laptops refreshed in the organization? o Are laptops used in a stationary manner within work areas, while moving, or both? o Will laptop users use only internal adaptors, or will some use external adapters? o Will any laptops use high-gain antennas? o What EAP types are supported by the supplicant? ·  Tablets o Estimated number: o Which wireless standard (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) will be supported? o What EAP types are supported by the supplicant? o Will the tablets be in complete control of the organizations internet group, or will personal? ·  Mobile phones o Estimated number: o Which wireless standard (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) will be supported? o What EAP types are supported by the supplicant? o Will the phones be configured to transfer to and from Wi-Fi automatically? ·  802.11 VoIP Handset : o Estimated number: o Which wireless standard (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) will be supported? o What security features are supported? o What services do they require and how will access to those services? o How will roaming be supported? o What is the transmit power of the intended phones? o What VLAN will be used by the phones? o What QoS configurations must be in place? o What VoIP protocols are used (SIP, H-323, etc)? ·  IoT devices : o Estimated number: o Which wireless standard (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) will be supported? o What will the expected load generation be from the devices? o What is the growth rate expectation of such devices in your organization?

12. Bonjour service should be enabled? If yes, What is the purpose of using Bonjour service?

13. Any multicast service will be used in your network?

14. Is there DHCP server in your network? If yes, is it based on Window or Linux OS?

15. Is there DNS server in your network? If yes, is it possible to add host entry for controller?

16. Is there NTP server in your network? If yes, what is the IP address?

17. Is there syslog server in your network? If yes, what is the IP address?

18. Is NAC integration required? (Do you have plan to integrate in the future?)

19. For user authentication, is there any Radius or AD (LDAP) server? (if yes, please specify the Shared Secret also)

20. End user type (e.g. student / teacher / employee / IT manager / etc.)

i. User type1 ·  Name: ·  Purpose: ·  Authorization: ·  Traffic rate-limit required? ii. User type2 ·  Name: ·  Purpose: ·  Authorization: ·  Traffic rate-limit required?

21. Is there WIPS in the network?

22. Any other things that we should consider