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4/1/05 Monitoring Channels on a Floor Map
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• For 802.11b/g: A colored overlay appears on the map displaying the coverage patterns for the
802.11b/g Cisco Radios. Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) Color Lookup appears at the
top of the map indicating the meaning of the colors. The colors show the signal strength form
RED (-35 dBm) through DARK BLUE (-85 dBm). Next to each Cisco 1000 Series lightweight
access point is a percentage of failure.
A sample RF Prediction Heat Map with Cisco 1000 Series lightweight access points providing coverage
at one end of a building appears in the following figure:
Refer to Adding Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points to
a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller in the
Product Guide
.
Monitoring Channels on Floor MapMonitoring Channels on a Floor Map
Use MONITOR/Maps, click an item in the Name column, double-click the floor map, from the Display
pulldown menu, select Channel to access this page.
When you select this option, the channel number being used by the Cisco Radio is displayed on the
panel next to each Cisco 1000 Series lightweight access point. This display depends upon the selection
made from the Protocol pulldown as follows:
• 802.11a: The display shows the channel in the following format: Ch#n, where n is the channel
number.
• 802.11b/g: The display shows the channel in the following format: Ch#n, where n is the
channel number.
• 802.11a and 802.11b/g: The display shows the channels in the following format: Ch#n/x,
where n represents the channel being used by the 802.11a Cisco Radio and x represents the
channel being used by the 802.11b/g Cisco Radio.
Monitoring Transmit Power Levels on a Floor MapMonitoring Transmit Power Levels on a Floor Map
Use MONITOR/Maps, click an item in the Name column, double-click the floor map, from the Display
pulldown menu, select Tx Power Level to access this page.