Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) Calculator

This project is a Wi-Fi Access Point Calculator. Originally, VBS for labor calculator in MS Excel. Refactored for Streamlit. The calculator helps estimate the number of wireless access points (APs) required for a given environment based on factors such as square footage, number of floors, attenuation levels, and the number of corporate and guest users.

Features

• Calculate APs based on coverage and capacity.
• Handles different user types: Corporate users (with a default bandwidth of 11 Mbps per user) and Guest users (with a default bandwidth of 8 Mbps per user).
• Adjusts for environmental attenuation with selectable options like Low, Medium, and High.
• Automatic rounding of AP count to the nearest whole number.
• Provides a secondary coverage recommendation when only one AP is calculated.

Installation

To get started with this project, you'll need to have Python and Streamlit installed on your system.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/bleekley/AP-Calculator.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd AP-Calculator
   

3. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install streamlit
   
   

Usage

1. Run the Streamlit app:

   To launch the calculator, use the following command in your terminal:

   streamlit run ap_calculator.py
   

2. Interact with the app:

   Once the app is running you can interact with it in your web browser by entering the following inputs

   • Total Square Footage per Floor
   • Number of Floors
   • Attenuation Level (Low, Medium, or High)
   • Number of Corporate Users
   • Number of Guest Users

3. View the results:

After clicking the "Calculate APs" button, the app will display the recommended number of Access Points (APs) based on both coverage and capacity.

Example

Here’s an example scenario:

• Total Square Footage per Floor: 9000 sqft
• Number of Floors: 6
• Attenuation Level: Medium
• Number of Corporate Users: 150
• Number of Guest Users: 100

The calculator will estimate the number of access points required based on these parameters.

Project Structure

.
├── README.md               # Project documentation
├── ap_calculator.py        # Streamlit app for AP calculation
└── .gitignore              # Files to ignore in Git

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
3. Make your changes and commit them (git commit -m 'Add new feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch).
5. Open a Pull Request.