User's Manual
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3Com®AirProtectPlannerUserGuide
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CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED...................................................................................................................................1
1.1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN .......................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 HOW TO GET MORE INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................1
1.3 CONTACT INFORMATION.................................................................................................................................................1
CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO WLAN PLANNING AND PLANNER .................................................................2
2.1 WHAT IS WI-FI? .............................................................................................................................................................2
2.2 DISADVANTAGES OF POORLY PLANNED WLANS ...........................................................................................................2
2.3 PLANNER: A COMPLETE WLAN PLANNING SOLUTION ..................................................................................................3
2.4 DELIVERABLES FROM PLANNER.....................................................................................................................................3
2.5 PLANNER: BENEFITS ......................................................................................................................................................3
2.6 WORKING OF PLANNER ..................................................................................................................................................4
2.7 PLANNER: WORKFLOW ..................................................................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 3 LAUNCHING PLANNER............................................................................................................................5
3.1 GLOBAL FUNCTIONS ......................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.1 Dialogs...................................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.2 Messages ................................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.3 Trees .......................................................................................................................................................................5
3.1.4 Other Functions......................................................................................................................................................5
3.2 OPENING PLANNER ........................................................................................................................................................5
3.2.1 New Project File.....................................................................................................................................................6
3.3 SUPPORT FOR AUTOCAD ...............................................................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 4 WORKING WITH THE LOCATIONS TREE AND THE DEVICES LIST .........................................10
4.1 LOCATIONS TREE..........................................................................................................................................................10
4.1.1 Adding a new Location Folder.............................................................................................................................10
4.1.2 Adding a new Location Node ...............................................................................................................................10
Cross Floor Location folder................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Non-Cross Floor Location folder........................................................................................................................................................ 14
4.1.3 Managing Layers..................................................................................................................................................14
4.1.4 Viewing/Loading a Location.................................................................................................................................15
4.1.5 Closing a Location Node......................................................................................................................................16
4.1.6 Importing a Location............................................................................................................................................16
4.1.7 Cut/Copy/Paste a Location ..................................................................................................................................17
4.1.8 Moving a Location ...............................................................................................................................................18
4.1.9 Placing Locations on a Location Folder with an attached image........................................................................18
4.1.10 Renaming a Location........................................................................................................................................19
Renaming a Location Folder............................................................................................................................................................... 19
Renaming a Location Node ................................................................................................................................................................ 20
4.1.11 Deleting a Location ..........................................................................................................................................20
4.1.12 Modifying Location Properties .........................................................................................................................20
4.2 DEVICES LIST...............................................................................................................................................................22
CHAPTER 5 MENU AND TOOLBAR OPTIONS .........................................................................................................24
5.1.1 Menu Items...........................................................................................................................................................24
File Menu............................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Edit Menu ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
View Menu ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Draw Menu......................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Drawing a Polygon ............................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Drawing a Curved Polygon................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Tools Menu......................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Help Menu..........................................................................................................................................................................................30
5.1.2 Updating the License............................................................................................................................................30