Wifi location enhancement

A method comprising:

• determining, with one or more processors of a network management system, a specific wireless channel assigned to a first AP device of a plurality of AP devices configured to provide a wireless network at a site;
• determining, with the one or more processors, for the first AP device, one or more neighboring AP devices that are within a certain proximity of the first AP device;
• generating, with the one or more processors, a packetized scan command for each of the one or more neighboring AP devices that comprises a scan channel list including at least the specific wireless channel for the first AP device, wherein the scan channel list for a respective neighboring AP device comprise wireless channels that are not assigned to the respective neighboring AP device;
• sending, with the one or more processors, the packetized scan command to each of the one or more neighboring AP devices instructing each of the one or more neighboring AP devices to continuously scan at least the specific wireless channel included in the scan channel list;
• receiving, with the one or more processors, from the first AP device and each of the one or more neighboring AP devices, signal samples of a client device connected to the first AP device on the specific wireless channel assigned to the first AP device;
• and
• based on the received signal samples, determining, with the one or more processors, a location within the site of the client device connected to the first AP device on the specific wireless channel.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, configure processing circuitry to:

• determine a specific wireless channel assigned to a first AP device of a plurality of AP devices configured to provide a wireless network at a site;
• determine, for the first AP device, one or more neighboring AP devices that are within a certain proximity of the first AP device;
• generate a packetized scan command for each of the one or more neighboring AP devices that comprises a scan channel list including at least the specific wireless channel for the first AP device, wherein the scan channel list for a respective neighboring AP device comprise wireless channels that are not assigned to the respective neighboring AP device;
• send the packetized scan command to each of the one or more neighboring AP devices instructing each of the one or more neighboring AP devices to continuously scan at least the specific wireless channel included in the scan channel list;
• receive, from the first AP device and each of the one or more neighboring AP devices, signal samples of a client device connected to the first AP device on the specific wireless channel assigned to the first AP device;
• and
• based on the received signal samples, determine a location within the site of the client device connected to the first AP device on the specific wireless channel.