User's Manual

WorkingwiththeLocationsTreeandtheDevicesList

3Com®AirProtectPlannerUserGuide

Figure 9. Finding Layout Dimensions

Clickonepoint,thendragthemouseandclickanotherpoint.TheDimensiondialogboxappears.

Figure 10. Dimensions

• Distance:Specifythedistancebetweenthetwoselectedpointsonthismap.Theunitofmeasurementistheone

mentionedintheNewLocationNodedialogbox.Plannerusesthisinformationtoscalethedimensionsofthelayout,

anddisplaysthesameinthecorrespondingfieldsintheNewLocation

Nodedialogbox.

Note:EnsurethatthedistanceyouspecifyintheDimensiondialogboxisaccurate.Otherwise,therewillbedrasticdifferenceinthe

actualdimensionsandthedimensionscalculatedbyPlanner.

IfyouimportanAutoCADfile,PlannerextractsthedimensionsfromtheAutoCADfile.Itissometimesobservedthatthedimensions

derivedfromtheAutoCADfilearenotcorrectasitshowsthecompletecanvassize.Hence,ensurethatyouentertheexact

dimensionsof

thelayout.

CopyingofObjects:

• CopyObjectsFrom:Allowsyoutocopyallobjectsfromthepreviouslycreatedlayouts.Selectthelayoutfromwhich

youwanttocopyobjectsfromthedrop‐downlist.

• CopyOptions:Selecttheitemsyouwishtocopy:LayoutObjects,Devices,andCalibrationPoints.

Note:PlannerenablesCopyingofObjectsonlyifthereismorethanonenodeunderalocationfolderandthatfolderhasConsiderCross

FloorSpillageactivated.