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Meraki Site Survey

  • Meraki Site Survey and Meraki Network Design services from a Cisco Certified Partner
  • Meraki Wireless Site Survey powered by our leading Ekahau Site Survey software
  • We even offer wireless site survey services to internal IT teams and other IT companies
  • Predictive site survey created from your building plans often with no site visit required
  • Our WiFi survey will calculate how many access points you need and where to place them
  • Wireless site survey cost tailored to your specific site requirements
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Meraki Site Survey

Meraki Site Survey is essential for ensuring a smooth deployment of Cisco Meraki equipment. Whether you would like an onsite assessment of your existing network infrastructure to plan a move to Meraki, or if you would like to take advantage of our Meraki Wireless site survey services, we would love to hear from you.

Our solutions are powered by Ekahau Site Survey Professional. This is the software that Cisco themselves used to design the WiFi network for Mobile World Congress with 10,000 users. It allows us to create an accurate predictive wireless site survey based on your building plans.

Key Facts: Meraki Network Design

A Meraki Site Survey is the essential planning phase for any new wireless network. It utilizes advanced predictive modeling software, such as Ekahau AI Pro, to analyze your floor plans and calculate the exact quantity of Meraki Access Points required for your environment.

By simulating signal propagation through walls and obstacles, we create a heatmap that guarantees coverage for voice, video, and data before you purchase any hardware. This process ensures your Cisco Meraki deployment is optimized for performance and eliminates the risk of dead zones in your Meraki WiFi network.

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Meraki Wireless Site Survey

Meraki Wireless Site Survey is very important for all but the smallest of Meraki WiFi networks. Not only will a Meraki Wireless Site Survey help you to place your Meraki Access Points for sufficient coverage, it will also show you how many Meraki Access Points you need based on the amount and density of client devices in your networks.

WiFi Survey

A WiFi Survey is an extremely important consideration for all but the smallest and simplest of WiFi networks. There are many reasons for completing a proper WiFi survey, and some of them are not as obvious as others. Not all WLAN survey software can consider all of these factors.

The first item to consider is of course WiFi coverage. However, it can be difficult to predict how attenuation (WiFi signal loss) can be affected by different elements within a building. This could be construction elements such as a stairwell or lift shaft, or it could be furnishings such as office cubicles or warehouse shelving.

Another consideration is bandwidth and throughput. While simple coverage can seem straightforward, wireless network performance can diminish rapidly as the signal degrades, and we use our WLAN survey software to visualise this.

If you are relying on guesswork rather than a WiFi survey, you could find that areas have apparent coverage but poor performance. It would be a shame to spend thousands of pounds on WiFi equipment, only for the deployment to be let down by a lack of planning. A slow WiFi network is a bad WiFi network.

Further, not having enough wireless access points for your desired quantity of devices and throughput can also create performance problems. WiFi AP congestion can be particularly problematic with audiovisual applications such as voice or video communications and streaming video. Our WiFi survey service will help you to plan for this.

As a final note, placement and spacing of the wireless access points is also very important. If they are too close together, this is wasteful and they can interfere with one another on the 2.4GHz spectrum. If they are too far apart, this can create gaps and handover problems, which is especially bad for devices in a voice or video call or an online meeting.

Our WiFi survey service and WiFi site survey software will help you to judge access point quantity and placement for all of the above requirements. It will also help you to plan for applications that are especially sensitive to AP placement, such as WiFi calling (also known as Voice over WiFi or VoWLAN) and even WiFi location services.

Ekahau Site Survey

Ekahau Site Survey is frequently regarded as the best wireless site survey software on the planet. When Cisco used Ekahau Site Survey Pro to design the WiFi network for Mobile World Congress, they used a combination of Cisco Networks wireless infrastructure including Meraki Access Point and Cisco Aironet Access Point devices.

This gives you confidence that Ekahau Site Survey Professional is the best wifi site survey software to design your wireless network. The beauty of the Ekahau Survey Software is that it combines Ekahau Heatmapper functionality with your own building plans to produce a predictive wireless site survey that is bespoke to your sites.

Ekahau Pro or ESS Pro is highly capable WLAN survey software that allows us to make highly accurate predictive wireless network designs so that you can make the most of your new wireless network equipment.

With an Ekahau Predictive Site Survey we can not just consider coverage. Ekahau ESS considers desired performance for certain kinds of traffic and the quantity and density of wireless client devices. We can even provide a predictive site survey for special requirements such as Voice over WiFi for WiFi Calling, or even WiFi location services.

Wireless Site Survey

Wireless Site Survey should really be considered a wireless mesh networks design survey, because the primary objective is to create a seamless wireless network that resembles a tight 'mesh' throughout the desired coverage areas within your locations. However, we don't just plan for coverage; we consider device density and throughput.

We are happy to provide a wireless site survey example upon request that shows a sample building that we have completed a predictive wireless site survey for, including typical obstruction obstacles and multiple floors. Working with us avoids you having to worry about how to do a wireless survey or a Meraki site survey yourself.

Once we have seen your building plans we will provide an estimated wireless site survey scope of work with an approximate wireless site survey cost. Once approved we will then begin to construct a wireless site survey template by drawing walls, materials and other objects on your building plans within Ekahau Site Survey.

Cisco Wireless Survey Kit

A Cisco Wireless Survey Kit is not generally required for most of our wireless site survey projects. While an active survey with a wifi survey kit can be useful in challenging requirements, we generally find that the self-healing nature of Meraki Mesh WiFi technology within Meraki WiFi networks works very well with a predictive site survey.

Completing a predictive site survey from your building plans vastly reduces the cost of your wireless site survey compared to an active survey from an engineer. It also avoids the expense of purchasing a dedicated Cisco wireless site survey kit, especially when access point models and WiFi standards are updated regularly.

Wireless Site Survey Cost

Wireless Site Survey Cost very much depends on how long the predictive survey design process takes. However, it is far better to pay a wireless survey cost than installing an expensive WiFi network and crossing your fingers!

Once our proposed wireless survey cost has been accepted and payment received, we will complete the predictive wireless site survey and provide you with the results based on your original requirement scope.

For any future required changes, for example to test out different access point models or different client device quantities within the same plans, we tend to charge hourly rather than charging from scratch.

Meraki Site Survey Datasheet

Learn how we use predictive design to make your wireless rollout predictable. This datasheet explains our use of Ekahau tooling to generate coverage heatmaps and precise placement guidance for your Meraki WiFi network, ensuring optimal performance for voice and video.

Download Site Survey Datasheet

Frequently Asked Questions about Meraki Site Surveys

What is a Meraki Site Survey?

A Meraki Site Survey is the process of designing a wireless network specifically for Cisco Meraki hardware. It analyzes your building's floor plans and materials to calculate exactly how many access points you need and where to place them to guarantee 100% coverage.

What is the difference between Predictive and Active surveys?

A Predictive Survey uses advanced software (we use Ekahau AI Pro) to model your environment virtually using floor plans. It is fast, cost-effective, and accurate for most offices. An Active Survey (or AP-on-a-stick) involves an engineer physically visiting your site to measure real-world signal propagation. We often recommend Predictive surveys for Meraki WiFi deployments as the hardware's self-healing mesh handles minor variables automatically.

How much does a Meraki Site Survey cost?

Because every building is unique, the cost of a site survey varies based on the size (square footage) and complexity of the site (e.g., high-density racking, concrete thickness, or multi-floor atriums). The best way to get an accurate cost is to contact us for a bespoke proposal based on your floor plans.

Does the survey tell me which Access Points to buy?

Yes. We model performance to provide specific WiFi 6 survey, WiFi 6E survey, and WiFi 7 Survey outcomes. Essentially, this covers modern WiFi 6GHz and WiFi 5GHz spectrum considerations, as well as legacy WiFi 2.4GHz survey considerations for older devices or Guest WiFi survey requirements.

Our report can also help us to construct a Bill of Materials tailored to your needs, specifying:

  • Indoor Wi-Fi 6E & 7: For high-performance spectrum planning, we model the CW9166, CW9164, and CW9162, alongside the flagship MR57.
  • Indoor Wi-Fi 6: For standard 5GHz/2.4GHz deployments, we use the reliable MR46 and MR36.
  • Outdoor Ruggedized: For external areas, we specify the CW9163E (Wi-Fi 6E), MR86 (High Density), or MR76.

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This technical guide to Meraki Network Design is maintained by our dedicated Cisco Meraki team, part of our wider Cisco Networking division.

For advice on the hardware mentioned in your survey, please visit our dedicated Meraki Access Points page.

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