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WLANPlanningWizard
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Figure 77. Capacity Planning Summary
TheCapacityPlanningSummaryscreengivesyouasummaryofthecapacity‐focusedplanasperyourrequirementsand
specifications,resultsofthe‘What‐IfScenarioAnalysis’,andthenumberofAPs,asestimatedbyPlannertosuittheuserand
applicationrequirementsofcapacity.Planneralsogivesyouitsanalysisoffeasibilityofcapacityplanningas‘Passed!’or
‘Failed!’,withthegivensettings.Itestimatesiftheplannedcapacityisachievablewiththecurrentconfiguration;andifitis
not,thenitgivesthepotentialreasonforfailure.
• IftheCapacityFeasibilityCheckis‘Passed!’
(Green),itimpliesthattheplannedcapacityisachieved.
Figure 78. Capacity Planning Summary – Passed! (Green)
• IftheCapacityFeasibilityCheckis‘Passed?’(Orange),itimpliesthattheplannedcapacityisachieved.However,
therearesomeextraAPs,whichPlannercannotplaceusingAutoAPplacementonthelayout.Thisscreenalso
displaysa‘?’linkforEstimatedmaxcapacity(withWi‐Fiinterference)inthe‘What‐IfScenarioAnalysis’section.
ThisimpliesthatPlannerisunabletocalculatetheestimatedmaximumcapacitywithWi‐Fiinterferenceasallthe
estimateddevicesarenotplacedonthelayout.Clicking<Passed?>or<?>tellsyouthattheautoAPplacementisnot
abletoplacealltheAPsfortheselectedlayout.Hence,youmustmanuallyplacetheremainingAPsatthedesired
locationsafteryouexitthewizard.ItalsoasksyoutouseAutoChannelAllocation
tominimizeinterference.