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Keep scanners and phones connected on the move.

A device can show full bars and still lose its session between aisles or at a doorway. We design Wi-Fi around the routes and handoffs your work depends on.

TYPICAL SPACEWarehouses, hospitals, stores
WHAT HURTSTasks fail while walking
WHAT WE CHANGEWi-Fi designed for handoffs
Sound familiar?

What it looks like day to day.

A typical scenario based on the environments we work in, not a specific customer.

  • Scanners pause or reconnect between aisles
  • Wi-Fi calls clip or drop at doorways and stairwells
  • Devices cling to a far-away access point instead of the one overhead
  • Workers walk back to a 'good spot' to finish a task
Session drops between aisles compared with Handoffs planned along the routeSite plan with a work route. Existing: separate partial coverage areas and numbered drop points along the route. Proposed: planned access points with overlapping coverage cover the full route.AEXISTING CONDITIONSNTSAP-E1AP-E2RACKRACKRACKRACKROUTE123NEXISTING · 3 DROP POINTS50 FTBPROPOSED DESIGNNTSRACKRACKRACKRACKROUTEAP-01AP-02AP-03AP-04AP-05NPROPOSED · 5 AP · ROAMING PLANNED50 FTA — Session drops between aislesB — Handoffs planned along the route
Sheet A shows existing conditions; sheet B shows the proposed design. Illustrative, not to scale.
Why it happens

Moving is harder than standing still.

When a device moves, it has to hand off from one access point to the next quickly and securely. If the layout, security settings or device settings slow that handoff, the app times out even though the signal looks fine.

What we do

How we fix it.

Wi-Fi is the network your people and devices use inside your buildings. The fix is usually design: where access points go, how many, and what sits behind them.

  1. Walk the workflow

    Identify the routes, devices and apps that must not drop.

  2. Design for handoffs

    Plan access point placement along the route, starting from floor plans and a predictive heatmap.

  3. Tune the devices

    Match roaming and security settings to the scanners and phones you actually use.

  4. Test on the route

    When the project calls for it, test with the real device and app along the real path.

Most designs start from your floor plans and a predictive heatmap. We add an onsite survey when the building calls for it.

What changes

What's different after.

Fewer interrupted tasks

Scans and calls complete where the work happens.

Less walking back

No more hunting for a good spot to finish.

Clear answers

When something drops, you know where and why.

Is it a fit?

Where this works, and where something else fits better.

We recommend what solves the problem, even when it's a different solution.

A good fit for

  • Warehouses, hospitals and stores with handhelds, carts or Wi-Fi calling
  • Sites where signal looks good but tasks still fail
  • Fleets of devices that move all shift

Something else may fit better

For your IT or engineering team

Technical detail

The design decisions, the end-to-end path and how the result is tested.

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The test unit must be the production endpoint running the production workflow. Its behavior sets the practical boundary for roaming and recovery.

Design decisions

Design decisionWhat we need to understand
Route definitionMap every work path, transition, speed, dwell point, rack condition, door state, and outdoor segment.
Client behaviorRecord bands, drivers, roam thresholds, security support, power saving, antenna orientation, and scan or voice application.
RF boundaryShape cell overlap, minimum rates, power, channel reuse, and antenna patterns around motion rather than floor-plan symmetry.

The end-to-end path

  1. MOBILE EDGEScanner · voice · tabletProduction client and active session
  2. RF TRANSITIONControlled AP cell overlapDiscovery, roam decision, and reassociation
  3. NETWORK SERVICESIdentity · DHCP · QoSPolicy and IP continuity
  4. WORKFLOWWMS · voice · transactionThe application timeout is the real limit

A device can complete the RF roam and still fail the use case if reauthentication, addressing, policy, WAN latency, or the application response exceeds its tolerance.

How the result is tested

  • Route test Walk and drive every representative route with the actual device and active application.
  • Roam test Record association changes, roam duration, retries, packet loss, latency, and jitter.
  • Load test Repeat while the WLAN and upstream services carry realistic production traffic.
  • Boundary test Check racks, doors, elevators, docks, yards, cold areas, and indoor/outdoor transitions.
  • Failure test Observe recovery during an AP, switch, identity-service, WAN, or application interruption.
  • Operations test Confirm monitoring can connect a user-reported failure to client, AP, network, and application evidence.
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Practical next step

Tell us where the Wi-Fi lets you down.

Share what's happening and where. We'll recommend the right fix and the next step, starting from your floor plans or site details.

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