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March 31, 2012 at 5:30 pm #1422
ctdaweParticipantI ran a scan of my office using version 1.3 and found that Netspot didn’t attempt to estimate borders as described in the release notes.
1. Did I do something wrong? (I’d be happy to submit the scan file for review).
2. Is there a way to manually engage the border drawing tool?April 2, 2012 at 3:00 am #1638
Alex – NetSpotKeymaster1. It actually did. Check it out: since version 1.3 NetSpot will only calculate WiFi coverage in “green” areas where it has real data collected, or (!) between them. When you are adding sampling points, you will see green circles around each of them. This green indicates the areas where NetSpot is capable of approximating the real signal and where the heatmap is as accurate as possible. Before version 1.3, it would have approximated the whole area which you bordered out, which is not actually correct, and the resulting heatmap was less reliable. The new approach also encourages users to take as many samples as possible even close to the walls, so you get the most actual visualization.
2. Sorry. No.
April 3, 2012 at 8:31 pm #1639
ctdaweParticipantTo be clear, what I would like to do is not so much have NetSpot estimate signal in areas that I haven’t scanned; rather, what I would like it to do is produce a final image that displays a heat map of only a desired area of a building that I have scanned thoroughly, such as *only* the interior of my building. Currently, my map is displaying data from outside the walls of my facility.
This is primarily an issue because not being able to constrain the heat map to the interior of a building makes for a more confusing picture on the part of the uneducated viewer, and may make it more difficult for me as a consultant to explain clearly what is going on.
As a secondary issue, it seems unreasonable to me that NetSpot ought to try to calculate signal strength and other wireless data in a location that I can not physically reach in order to take a sample, such as the exterior of a concrete building three stories in the air.
April 4, 2012 at 7:46 am #1640
Alex – NetSpotKeymasterThinking
April 4, 2012 at 12:22 pm #1641
Alex – NetSpotKeymasterOK, after a long discussion we have an update on this topic. Within NetSpot 2.x we will implement a kind of “no-scanning” zones, which would be used to exclude custom areas on the map from scanning. I guess this would let you achieve the desired result. It would also be convenient to exclude things like thick walls, closed areas inside of the building, columns, neighboring offices, etc. So, stay tuned. And thanks for bringing your arguments to our attention, which is really appreciated.
April 4, 2012 at 2:21 pm #1642
ctdaweParticipantThat’s exactly the kind of thing I’m after. Thanks for staying with the discussion and taking my feedback seriously!
November 12, 2012 at 4:58 pm #1744
ctdaweParticipantWondering if this “no scanning zone” idea is available in my version 2.0.265 Pro version. I’ve only done my first survey and I didn’t see the feature; wondering if I’m just not looking in the right place.
November 14, 2012 at 8:04 am #1749
Alex – NetSpotKeymasterNot yet in NetSpot. We’ll think of a good way to introduce this feature in one of the next updates
November 14, 2012 at 10:51 am #1751
ctdaweParticipantOkay, please keep me posted. Thanks for your feedback.
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