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AP Modeling Parameters Page
The AP Modeling Parameters page allows you to specify the information necessary for RF Plan to determine the
appropriate placement of your APs. These settings are on a per-building basis. If you have a mix of APs, choose
the most common one to define the building parameters.
Figure 9 Plan>New Building>AP Modeling Parameters Window
This window allows you to select or control the parameters as defined in Table 11.
Width and Length Enter the rectangular exterior dimensions of the building.
The valid range for this field is any integer from 1 to a value corresponding to 1x10,000.
If your building has an irregular shape, the
width and length should represent the
maximum width and length of the overall
footprint of the building as seen from above.
For example:
When width and length are specified, RF
Plan creates a rectangular area in the
Planning feature pages that represent the
overall area covered by the building. You
need to import an appropriate background
image (see “Floor Editor Dialog Box” on
page84.) to aid you in defining areas that do
not require coverage or areas in which you
do not wish to deploy APs and AMs (see
“Area Editor Dialog Box” on page85).
Inter-Floor Height This is the distance between floor surfaces in the building. The valid range for this field is any integer
from 1 to a value corresponding to 1x10,000.
RF Plan uses the inter-floor height to allow APs on one floor to service users on adjacent floors. If
you do not want RF Plan to factor adjacent floors, select a high inter-floor height value (for example,
300).
NOTE: This is not the distance from floor to ceiling. Some buildings have a large space between the
interior ceilings and the floor above.
Floors Enter the number of floors in your building here.The valid range for this field is any integer from 1 to
255. A building can have a maximum of 255 floors.
You can also configure negative floor IDs. Negative floor IDs let you allocate floors as sub floors,
ground floors, basements or other underground floors, or floors where you do not need to deploy
APs.
You specify a negative integer when modifying an existing floor; you do not configure negative floor
settings when adding a building or adding a floor. For more information, see “Level” on page84.
Unit Specify the unit of measurement for the dimensions you specified on the page. The choices are feet
and meters.
Table 10 New Building Specifications Parameters (Continued)
Parameter Description