User's Manual

DevicePlacementontheLayoutModel
3Com®AirProtectPlannerUserGuide
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Figure 116. Status and Control Pane: SINR
7.5 DeviceLibrary
Click ontheToolbartoinvoketheDeviceLibrarydialogbox.
TheDeviceLibrarydialogboxdisplaystheavailableAPsandSensors.Ithastwotabs:AccessPointsandSensors.Youcan
directlydraganddropthedevicesfromthislistatanappropriateplaceonthefloormap.
Figure 117. Device Library
TheAccessPointstreeontheAccessPointstabconsistsof:
• AutoAP:ListsdevicesthatwerecalculatedduringWLANPlanning,butcouldnotbeplacedonthelayout.
• NewAP:DisplaysthedefaultAPsetinthePlannerapplication.ClicktheAP,anddraganddropiton
thefloormap.
PlannercreatesaninstanceofthatAP.TochangethedefaultAPproperties,right‐clicktheAPandselectProperties.
TheDefaultAPPropertiesdialogboxappearsasexplainedintheSettings:APDefaults
section.
• VisibleAPs:ListsallthevisibleAPsseenbytheClientintheair.Thesedevicesarepre‐configuredwiththe
propertiesthattheClientseesintheair.
TheSensorstreeontheSensorstabconsistsof:
• NewSensor:DisplaysthedefaultSensorsetinthe
Plannerapplication.ClicktheSensor,anddraganddropitonthe
floormap.PlannercreatesaninstanceofthatSensor.TochangethedefaultSensorproperties,right‐clicktheSensor
andselectProperties.TheDefaultSensorPropertiesdialogboxappearsasexplainedintheSettings:SensorDefaults
section.
Note:Plannershowsthefreespacereachofadeviceintheformofconcentricsphereswhenyoudragadeviceontothelayout.These
spheresserveasusefulguidelineswhiledecidingtheplacementofdevices.