User's Manual

DevicePlacementontheLayoutModel
3Com®AirProtectPlannerUserGuide
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Figure 107. Status and Control Pane: Signal Certainty Level I-Pop-up
7.3.2 Accuracy
TheAccuracytabontheToolbarallowsyoutosetfourlevelsofaccuracyforRFcomputationswith1beingthelowest
(default)and4beingthehighest.ComputationtimeforcreatingRFmapsincreaseswiththeaccuracylevel.
7.3.3 Opacity
TheOpacityoptionhelpsyouviewthefloormodelandcoveragetogether.SelecttheOpacityvaluefromthedrop‐downlist.
Opacityvalueof0%makesthecoveragecolorstransparentwhileavalueof100%makesthecoveragecolorsopaque.
7.3.4 ShowGrid
Click fromtheToolbartoviewthegridonthelayout.Thishelpsviewthecelldistance.
7.3.5 ViewLayoutModel
Click fromtheToolbartoviewthelayoutmodel.Thishelpsyouverifythelocationsofthedevicesplacedonthelayout
alongwiththeoriginal.gifor.jpgimage.
7.3.6 ShowRFSignal
Click .fromtheToolbartoviewtheRFsignalsofthelayout.Thishelpsyouviewthecolor‐codedsignalcoverageofthe
devicesonthelayout,acrossdifferentviews.
7.3.7 ShowSpillageView
Click fromtheToolbartoinvoketheSpillageView.Thisviewdisplayscolor‐codedRSSIdistributionoverandaroundthe
perimeterofthecurrentlayout.Ithelpsyouanalyzethesecurityexposureduetospillageofthesignalsoutsidetheperimeter
ofthecurrentlayout.Youcanminimizethesecuritythreats
fromwardriversandeavesdroppersbasedontheresultsofthe
SpillageView.PlannerassumestheareaoutsidethelayouttobefreespaceforRFprediction.
HigherSensorcoverageoutsidetheperimeterofthelayoutindicatesabettercoverageforsecurityexposure.Withlarger
coverage,adevicethatis
farawayfromthelayoutperimetercanalsobedetectedbytheSensorandthetransmissioncanbe
prevented,iffoundmalicious.
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