Materials:
24" square 1/2" drywall
24" square 1/2" plated glass
24" square 1/2" duro rock concrete board
24" square 1/2" manufactured durable fiber board (MDF)
24" square 1/2" plywood
24" square 1/2" ceramic tile
24" square 1/2" travertine granite
24" square 1/2" steel plate
Wireless router
Dell Laptop Computer
Program for measuring wireless signal
Large orange paint bucket
Aluminum foil
Masking tape
24" square 1/2" plated glass
24" square 1/2" duro rock concrete board
24" square 1/2" manufactured durable fiber board (MDF)
24" square 1/2" plywood
24" square 1/2" ceramic tile
24" square 1/2" travertine granite
24" square 1/2" steel plate
Wireless router
Dell Laptop Computer
Program for measuring wireless signal
Large orange paint bucket
Aluminum foil
Masking tape
Specs on Technologies Being Used
Model: Lynksys E2500Motorola SB5101 Surfboard Cable Modem
General
General
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type cable modem
- Enclosure Type external
- Width 2.3 in
- Depth 6 in
- Height 6.2 in
- Manufacturer Motorola
- Interface Type Hi-Speed USB / Fast Ethernet
- Connectivity Technology wired
- Max Transfer Rate 30 Mbps
- Line Coding Format 256 QAM
General
- Technology: Wireless-N
- Bands: Simultaneous 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
- Transmit/Receive: 2X2
- Antennas: 4 Internal
- Ports X Speed: 4X Ethernet
Description of Methods and Procedures:
1. Set up a table at one end of the room with the wireless router.
2. Set up a table at the other end of the room with a wireless router.
3. On the first table with the wireless router, place each of the building materials in succession between the router and the wireless device on the other side of the room.
4. Test the signal received from the wireless router for each of the building materials.
5. Record data.
2. Set up a table at the other end of the room with a wireless router.
3. On the first table with the wireless router, place each of the building materials in succession between the router and the wireless device on the other side of the room.
4. Test the signal received from the wireless router for each of the building materials.
5. Record data.
Control/Variables:
Independent: Material
Dependent: Signal Strength
Controlled: Electronic location, WiFi source location, table height, material measurements, length from source to material, length from table to table
Dependent: Signal Strength
Controlled: Electronic location, WiFi source location, table height, material measurements, length from source to material, length from table to table