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3. Enter the following campus information:

 Name of the campus

 Client Transmit Power - used in auto placement of access points onto floors within this campus. The

range is 30mW to 100mW.

 Desired Speed (mbps)- used in auto placement of access points onto floors within this campus. The range

is 6 to 200 mbps.

Figure 219 Create New Campus window

4. Select OK to save. You will see a new Campus icon appear on the campus canvas.

5. Add appropriate network geographical background or upload a personalized image by right-clicking on the

background.

 Set Map - Allows you to browse with the included maps.

 Auto Arrange Campuses - Arranges the campus in alphabetical order across the background.

6. Drag the new Campus icon to the appropriate location on the map background.

Creating a New Building in a Campus

1. Select the newly created Campus icon from the previous step. When the blank campus area opens, select the

Add New Building icon.

2. When the New Building window appears, enter the following information:

NOTE: Buildings and floors inherit transmit power and speed from the campus.

NOTE: QuickView automatically saves background map images, campus locations, building locations, and building types

Table 146 New Building Fields and Descriptions

Field Description

Name Name of the building; located on an existing campus.

Campus Lists all campuses configured on your AMP.

Longitude & Latitude These fields are used to represent a building on Google Earth.

Distance between

floors

The normal distance between floors in the building. This value can be overridden as each floor is

created, but this is the default value for every new floor added to the system. This data element can be

imported or exported to external planning tools like Ekahau. It is not currently utilized by AirWave.

Attenuation between

floors

Enter the attenuation loss in decibels between floors. This value can be overridden as each floor is

created, but this is the default value for every new floor added to the system. This data element can

be imported or exported to external planning tools like Ekahau. It is not currently utilized by AirWave.

Client Transmit Power This value is used when auto-provisioning access points onto a floor plan.