What an office Wi-Fi assessment actually covers

When we arrive at an office for a secure Wi-Fi assessment, the first hour is rarely spent behind a laptop alone. We walk the floors with whoever knows how people actually connect — reception, open plan, boardroom, and the cupboard where the router or controller lives.

Coverage maps on paper help, but real offices have dead zones behind filing rooms and strong signals that spill into the parking bay. We note where staff work late, where contractors sit, and whether a single password has been shared on a noticeboard for years.

Technical checks follow that walk: encryption modes, separate guest SSIDs, default admin credentials, and whether printers or shared folders are reachable from the visitor network. None of this requires fancy dashboards — it requires time on site and honest answers about how the network grew.

The written report ranks what we found by how easily someone could misuse it, then lists fixes that fit the gear you already own. That order matters more than a long glossary of terms.

If your premises has changed floors or headcount since the network was first set up, an assessment is often the cleanest way to see what still matches the original intent — and what no longer does.