Is AP-on-a-Stick (APoaS) obsolete?

[Devin Akin]

Consider that APoaS is a validation process, not a design process.

Consider that walking the coverage area around each AP placement (in 3D), including the interference range, takes a tremendous amount of time.

Consider that having only a handful (perhaps 1-3) of APs in place at a time won’t give you a complete picture of CCI.

Consider that with proper wall loss measurement, a network model can be nearly spot-on accurate, with a huge time savings versus APoaS.

It seems to me that the only time left to use APoaS would be when you’re not allowed to validate post-install (extremely rare unless you force it on your customer) or when you need to know the exact RF footprint of an AP prior to deployment for security reasons (eg Gov’t).

What are your thoughts?

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