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AM Survey: AirMapper
Viewing and Analyzing AirMapper Data within AirMagnet Survey Pro


Starting with Survey v10.0, you can perform a survey with the AirMapper application on your AirCheck G2 or EtherScope nXG and analyze the data with AirMagnet Survey. Simple to use, the AirMapper application is ideal for quick site surveys of new deployments, change validation, and performance verification.

You will have two options to transfer survey data from an AirCheck G2 or EtherScope nXG to AirMagnet Survey:

  • Link-Live Download
    • When saving an AirMapper survey, select Link-Live as the destination.
    • Login to your Link-Live account.
    • Download AirMapper projects to your PC with AirMagnet Survey v10.0 (or later) using the Export for Survey PRO option on Link-Live.
  • USB Transfer
    • When saving the survey on the AirCheck G2 or EtherScope nXG, select Local as the destination
    • Plug a USB thumb drive into one of the USB-A ports on your handheld tester.
    • Transfer the AirMapper (.amp) file that was saved to the USB thumb drive (refer to the AirCheck G2 or EtherScope nXG user guide for details).
    • Remove the USB thumb drive from the handheld tester and plug it into a PC with AirMagnet Survey v10.0 or later.
    • Open the AirMagnet Survey application.
    • Go to File and select the Open Project option.
    • Browse to the location of the .amp file.
    • Select the .amp file and click the Open button.
    • When asked where to save the new project, browse to preferred destination and click on the OK button.

After the import has been completed, a new Survey Project (.svp) file will be created using the data collected by AirMapper application.  You will now be able to use all the functionality available on AirMagnet Survey to analyze your AirMapper survey data.  This includes heatmaps; for example: Signal Strength, Noise, SNR, Interference, Predictive PHY Data Rates, Packet Retry, Packet Loss, as well as DiffView and Reports.

Please be aware of the following while using this new functionality:

  • You will not be able to import an AirMapper (.amp) file into an existing Survey Project (.svp) project; a new project will always be created.  Still, after the new project has been created you will be able to import the .svdx file in that project into other projects.
  • A converted AirMapper project will have the same name as the .amp file.
  • The Adapter Name under Survey Properties will say AirMapper.
  • Open Space Office will be used as the Environment by default, but it can be changed through the Project Properties screen.  Signal Propagation Assessment will match the value used on the AirMapper application.
  • The AP Default Power will be set as 100mWatts, but it can be changed if needed through the Project Properties screen.  Note: This setting is only used by the Simulation tool.