How to prepare your premises for a Wi-Fi security visit

Small steps before we arrive — access, contacts, and quiet windows — that keep the assessment useful and on schedule.

A productive on-site visit starts before the assessment day. Nominate one person who can unlock the network cupboard, know the current Wi-Fi passwords, and say which rooms must stay quiet during testing.

If your landlord or building manager controls common-area wireless, tell us in advance. Mixed ownership of access points is common in shared commercial buildings and changes what we can reconfigure on the day.

Set aside a spare meeting room or desk where we can work without blocking staff. We will move through the premises, but we also need a place to write notes and run controlled checks on guest SSIDs.

Gather any previous setup notes, ISP invoices that list router models, or photos of equipment labels. Exact model numbers save time when we recommend which settings are safe to change.

Finally, decide who should hear the verbal debrief. Owners, office managers, and external IT contacts often need different levels of detail — we can tailor the conversation if we know the audience beforehand.