Here’s a quick summary of Surface engineering recommendations for optimizing wireless connectivity. To stay connected with all-day battery life, Surface devices implement wireless connectivity settin...
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Hi Ryan, yes there are three types of tools that are useful for this:
- Spectrum analyzer: Enables you to visualize radio frequency (RF) signals present within the frequency spectrum, which is helpful when performing wireless site surveys or troubleshooting a WLAN.
- Signal coverage tester: Measures signal strength and noise when performing a wireless site survey, verifying signal coverage after the installation of access points, or troubleshooting WLANs
- Wireless protocol analyzer: Displays 802.11 fra.mes being transmitted between client radios and access points, which is helpful when troubleshooting WLANs.
I haven't personally used tools for this but here are some tools referenced in the resource below.
- NetStumbler is a freely available signal coverage tester.
- WireShark is a free protocol analyzer.