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Design Models
Two radio buttons on the page allow you to specify the model used to determine the number and type of APs.
Monitor Rates
Use the drop down menus to select the desired monitor rates for the 2.4 Ghz (802.11b/g) and 5 GHz (802.11a)
frequency bands. The available monitor rates that display in drop-down lists will vary: these rates are dependent
on the radio type selected on AP modeling page and they will also be adjusted to accommodate for 20 MHz vs. 40
MHz channel spacing when 802.11n (HT) support is enabled.
Planning Floors Page
The Planning Floors page enables you to see the footprint of your floors.
Figure 11 Planning Floors Page
You can select or adjust the features as described in Table 18.
Table 17 Design Model Radio Buttons
Radio Button Description
Coverage Use this option to let RF Plan automatically determine the number of AMs based on desired monitor rates
and the configuration of the building.
Desired rate is selectable from 1 to 54 Mbps in the Coverage model.
Custom Use this option to specify a fixed number of AMs. When the AM Plan portion of RF Plan is executed, RF Plan
distributes the AMs evenly.
Note: The monitor rates you select for the AMs should be less than the data rates you selected for the APs. If you set the rate for
the AMs at a value equal to that specified for the corresponding PHY type AP, RF Plan allocates one AM per AP. If you specify a
monitor rate greater than the data rate, RF Plan allocates more than one AM per AP.
Note: This option is available only when the coverage design model is selected.