User's Manual

DevicePlacementontheLayoutModel
3Com®AirProtectPlannerUserGuide
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Coverage View
Channel View
Link Speed View
Interference View
Redundancy View
Access Point Views
SINR View
Coverage View
Threat View
Sensor Views
Redundancy View
Calibration View Calibration
Note:WheneveryoushiftfromonetaboftheRFviewtoanother,PlannerdisplaysanInformationmessagedescribingthattab.
7.1.2 StatusandControlPane
TheStatusandControlpaneisdividedintotwo.OnepartappearsonetheToolbaratthetopofthescreen,whilethesecond
partappearsonthelowerpaneatthebottomofthescreen.ThesearedescribedindetailinthesectionPlanningDevice
Placement:StatusandControl.
7.2 PlanningDevicePlacement:ViewsforIndoorandOutdoorLayout
PlacementofdeviceslikeAPsandSensorsresultinIndoorandOutdoorviews.YoucandisableanAPbyright‐clickingthe
APandselectingDisableAP.Similarly,youcanenableanAPbyright‐clickingandselectingEnableAP.AnenabledAPis
representedas
whileadisabledAPisrepresentedas .Likewise,youcanenable/disableaSensortoo.AnenabledSensor
isrepresentedas
whileadisabledSensorisrepresentedas .Thisisjustaviewingoptionfor‘What‐If’scenarios.
YoucanalsoviewthecoverageofadeviceondifferentfloorsusingtheFilteroptioninalltheviewsexcepttheCalibration
View .Incaseofcross‐floor,ifanAPorSensorisvisibleonalayoutbut
belongstoaflooraboveorbelow,thenthatAPor
SensorisrepresentedwithanUParrow orDOWNarrow .
7.2.1 APCoverageView
Thisviewdisplayscolor‐codedRSSIdistributionoverthecurrentlayout.Ithelpsyouplanforavailablesignalstrengthata
specificlocationandchecktheavailabilityofRFsignalatdifferentlocationsontheplan.Thishelpsyouensurethatallthe
regionsintheplanhavecoveragefromatleastoneAP.IncasethereismorethanoneAPcoveringanareaonthelayout,you
canseethestrongestsignalstrengthinthisview.
ClickingatapointonthelayoutdisplaysthepredictedRSSIatthatpointintheStatusbar.