Network Outsourcing for Mid-size Businesses

Progent's Wi-Fi site survey experts can assist you to design, configure, optimize, and troubleshoot a Wi-Fi network for any venue, providing your business a WLAN that delivers the reception, performance, capacity, QoS, data protection, and roaming capability your company needs. wireless site survey services from Progent include remote predictive analysis for planning a Wi-Fi LAN and onsite survey services for confirming, tuning, and troubleshooting your current Wi-Fi LAN.

Progent's wireless professionals are certified in the use of Ekahau's radio simulation software for planning your wireless environment and Ekahau's spectrum analysis hardware for recording wireless packets at your site to measure throughput and identify issues. Progent's wireless survey consultants are experts at setting up leading Wi-Fi AP models and wireless controllers including legacy devices and modern 802.11ax devices.

Progent's Predictive Wi-Fi Planning Services
Progent's predictive Wi-Fi planning services can be performed offsite and make use of cutting-edge RF modeling and analysis software to design an efficient wireless LAN. With predictive design, you provide Progent's Wi-Fi experts your floor plans and describe your physical environment such as walls, doors, cabling, stairways, and relevant materials. You also specify your coverage, capacity, and throughput targets plus any constraints. Also, you estimate the kinds of devices your clients will connect, the applications they will use, and the peak wireless traffic they will produce. Progent will utilize your input to create a digital simulation of your facility and develop a design that details the most appropriate vendors for your access points, the recommended number of access points, their ideal location and antenna type, their proper settings and their predicted performance.

Progent's On-premises Wi-Fi Site Survey
Progent's onsite Wi-Fi survey utilizes a specialized RF signal collection instrument and associated software tools to help you to validate, tune, and troubleshoot your current wireless infrastructure. This is commonly undertaken immediately after a fresh deployment or used as a tool to expand, tune, or troubleshoot a mature wireless LAN. Offered across the U.S., Progent's onsite wireless site survey services include walkthrough testing for RF coverage and contention, checking for AP overpopulation, signal propagation tracking, data protection assessment, and identification of the best locations for customer-requested Wi-Fi APs.

Progent's consultants can deliver remote and on-premises expertise for a wide selection of wireless access points and offer services such as Cisco Aironet Wi-Fi access point integration, Meraki wireless AP management, Cisco Small Business 100/300/500 wireless access point configuration, Cisco Catalyst Wi-Fi access point deployment planning, Ubiquity UniFi wireless access point integration, and Apple AirPort wireless AP setup. Progent’s onsite survey features consultation with your network management to define target functionality for the WLAN. Progent's BICSI RCDD and Ekahau certified wireless site survey experts can recommend cost-effective Wi-Fi network enhancements that utilize modern wireless technology and provide maximum business value.

Progent offers help for creating a state-of-the-art BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) wireless network by providing services like iPhone and iPad integration, and Android phone and tablet consulting. Apple iPhones and iPads, Androids, Windows Phones, and other mobile devices can pose client density challenges and can also create transmit power imbalances that call for special setup for access points. Progent’s Wi-Fi site survey provides the insight necessary to address these issues and build an efficient and productive BYOD ecosystem.

Deliverables for Progent’s predictive and on-premises Wi-Fi site surveys can include:

• RF Wi-Fi Spectrum Analysis including identification of RF issues related to your facility’s layout, material structure, and other potential causes of interference so you can foresee and resolve issues during the Wi-Fi network planning phase.
• RF Coverage Maps in the form of color RF contour images (heat maps) for the areas that need coverage to help you to select the most efficient quantity and position of WAPs and indicate likely RF leakage zones and holes in coverage
• Capacity Plan for defining and providing the bandwidth required to support all apps and clients
• Cable Paths indicated as red line diagrams you can provide to cabling installers
• Device Installation advice on where and how to deploy Wi-Fi devices plus identification of additional equipment that may be needed (NEMA enclosures, antennas, etc.)
• Infrastructure Requirements to specify all facility and networking resources needed to service the wireless installation like available switch ports, Power over Ethernet, electrical power, and rack space

Advanced Network Infrastructure Consulting
Progent has one of the largest rosters of certified Cisco CCIE network experts of any independent IT services firm in the U.S. and can assist you to integrate your Wi-Fi LAN seamlessly into your wired network. Progent can assist you to configure and manage Cisco ISR routers, switches, and security devices as well as Cisco Mobility products including Wi-Fi access points and wireless LAN controllers. Progent also can provide expertise with networking technologys from Juniper Networks, Apple, WatchGuard, and other top providers. To find out more about Progent's online and onsite consulting expertise for Cisco Wi-Fi technology, refer to consulting and debugging support for Cisco Wi-Fi technology.

To assist you with enterprise-wide cybersecurity issues, Progent can provide the support of cybersecurity engineers who have been awarded advanced certifications from CISA, CISSP-ISSAP, GIAC and other prominent data security organizations. Progent’s cybersecurity specialists offer a wide range of remote and on-premises services that include vulnerability audits, stealth penetration testing, disaster recovery planning, and endpoint remote security monitoring and ransomware defense.

Contact Progent for Wireless Survey Expertise
To find out more about Progent's consulting expertise for remote Wi-Fi predictive planning and onsite Wi-Fi site surveys, call 1-800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.