Acrylic Wi-Fi HeatMaps 5.1

Acrylic Wi‑Fi HeatMaps: Practical Site Surveying and Wi‑Fi Heat Mapping

Acrylic Wi‑Fi HeatMaps is a site survey and wireless planning application that converts radio measurements into color‑coded heat maps and layered visualizations. It is intended to help IT teams, integrators and facility managers design, validate and optimize Wi‑Fi deployments by revealing coverage, interference, capacity and channel planning issues across indoor and outdoor spaces.

Survey Workflow and Data Collection

The application supports a straightforward survey process: import building floor plans or satellite imagery, walk the area with a laptop or supported Wi‑Fi adapter, record passive and active measurements, and generate heat maps. Real‑time feedback during surveying speeds troubleshooting and allows rapid rechecks after configuration changes.

Configurable Visualizations and Layering

Heat maps provide multiple configurable layers, including signal strength, noise level, SNR, channel utilization and overlap, and throughput estimates. Layer toggles, interpolation and smoothing controls, and multi‑floor or outdoor overlays enable modeling of single rooms through multi‑level deployments.

Measurement and Diagnostic Capabilities

• Per‑access point and per‑channel statistics highlight congestion and co‑channel interference.
• SNR and interference detection help identify competing sources and contributors to packet loss.
• Channel planning visualizations show overlapping channels and support adjustments to improve capacity.

Export, Reporting and Documentation

Survey results can be exported in common formats for sharing and further analysis, including KML for Google Earth and CSV for spreadsheets. Built‑in reporting tools generate printable site survey reports with maps, measurement tables and recommendations useful for client documentation and project records.

Scalability and Compatibility

• Suitable for projects ranging from single rooms to large, multi‑floor facilities with multiple access points and SSIDs.
• Compatible with a variety of Wi‑Fi adapters and supports multiple IEEE 802.11 generations for capturing contemporary network behavior.

Target Users and Practical Applications

The software targets network engineers, managed service providers and IT administrators who require a visual, data‑driven approach to plan, verify and improve wireless coverage. Its combination of live surveying, layered analysis and exportable reports supports pre‑deployment planning, validation and post‑deployment troubleshooting.

Editions and Licensing

Acrylic Wi‑Fi HeatMaps is offered in free and paid editions, allowing evaluation of core mapping features before upgrading to access advanced reporting, larger survey areas and professional tools for commercial projects.

Operational Benefits

• Helps identify coverage gaps and dead zones to inform AP placement and power adjustments.
• Visualizes channel use to reduce interference and channel conflicts.
• Correlates signal maps with throughput estimates to aid capacity planning and improve user experience.