User's Manual

DevicePlacementontheLayoutModel
3Com®AirProtectPlannerUserGuide
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Chapter7 DevicePlacementontheLayoutModel
Deviceplacementenablesyouto:
• PlanthelocationofSensorsandAPsonthelayoutmodel
• Create‘What‐If’scenarios
• GenerateRFviewstogetvisibilityintothesecurityexposureandRFcoverage
• Usevariousfilterstogetmostrelevantviews
7.1 PlanningDevicePlacement
PlanningDevicePlacementisdividedinto:
• RFViewArea
• StatusandControlPane
7.1.1 RFViewArea
TheRFViewAreahelpsplandeviceplacementforbetternetworkandcoverageforthelayout.Plannerallowsyoutoviewthe
RFViewAreainthe‘FullScreen’mode.Todoso,clickCtrl+F11.IntheFullscreenmode,theToolbar,StatusandControl
Pane,andtheLocationstreearerenderedinvisible,thusallowingyoutousethecompletescreentoviewtheRFmaps.Usethe
samecommandtoreturntothenormalmodeagain.
Figure 82. Planning Device Placement: RF View Area
RFviews(alsocalledRFmaps)areclassifiedintothreegroupsasshowninthefollowingtable.