For those who use NetSpot, how exactly does it define a “zone”?
I need to survey our HQ, and the office area and manufacturing space are technically on the same floor. If I upload one floor plan, is that whole floor automatically considered one zone?
Or can I split the same floor into two zones, like one for the office and one for the production area? The reason I’m asking is that if the entire floor has to be one zone, I’m not sure 500 data points will be enough.
A zone in NetSpot is basically a separate surveyed area/map inside the project. It doesn’t have to mean “one entire floor”. So yes, you can treat the whole floor as one zone if that makes sense. But in your case, I’d probably split it.
I would look at it this way: separate zones where the physical environment or Wi-Fi expectations change.
Office zone = one zone.
Industrial zone = another zone.
This would be a very reasonable scheme, especially if you’re concerned about the number of data points. Just don’t split zones haphazardly just to circumvent limitations, as that could make the project confusing. Split zones where the space genuinely behaves differently.
I would split them too, but not just because of the 500 data point limit. A more important reason is that the survey methodology is different. If you combine everything into one large zone, the heatmap might work, but it will be harder to read and troubleshoot. Splitting them into zones also simplifies reporting: “office coverage” and “warehouse coverage” are two different things.
Thanks, that clears it up.