Sidos AI is a powerful tool that transforms how Wi‑Fi professionals analyze survey data. To get started, provide the AI with building details such as walls and floors, along with Wi‑Fi measurements collected using the Sidos Wave. When enough data is available, Sidos AI can intelligently model and fill in areas that could not be directly surveyed.
Note: Sidos AI takes a conservative approach to modeling and may display slightly lower signal strengths than what you observed during the survey.
To begin, tap the Sidos AI button at the top of the Survey screen. If you already have a Sidos AI model for this project, it will automatically populate the new map. To create a new model or update an existing one, select Edit Model on the right side of the screen.
Building Model Setup
Setting up Sidos AI is divided into two parts. The first part is supplying the information Sidos AI needs to accurately build the 3D building model.
- Select the SSID you want Sidos AI to model.
- Draw in walls (AI-assisted walls coming soon). These walls will not have a fixed dB loss assigned; Sidos AI will calibrate wall attenuation as part of the model. Their purpose is simply to indicate where walls exist.
- Add floors, along with any openings between floors. Floor openings can represent balconies, atriums, high-ceiling spaces, stairwells, and similar multi-level areas.
Wi-Fi Model Setup
This section helps Sidos AI build an accurate Wi‑Fi model. When the exact AP locations are known, the user places the AP icons on the map; the icons display four arrows when correctly positioned (see below). If APs are not placed, Sidos AI infers their locations based on the collected survey data. The user can also define the coverage area to visualize AP coverage within a specific region of the floor plan.
AP Icons in the Sidos AI model.
When ready, select Generate Model. Sidos AI processes the model in the background while the user can continue working with the classic survey model.
Note: Some AI models may take longer to process. Most complete within 10 minutes to 1 hour, but if your Sidos AI model takes more than 24 hours, please open a support ticket.
Below is a comparison between classic survey mode and Sidos AI. In this example, Sidos AI accurately modeled and filled in several rooms that were never directly surveyed. It also identified a major source of attenuation in one of the rooms—a boiler room with a large cast iron boiler—highlighting how the model accounts for significant RF obstacles that classic extrapolation can miss.
Note: Classic mode uses the traditional extrapolation approach that has been common in Wi‑Fi analysis for decades. It is based on FSPL (Free Space Path Loss) and averages measurements between walk paths. Because FSPL assumes free space, it does not account for walls, doors, floors, or other physical obstacles.