Users Guide

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AM Plan Page
The AM Plan page uses the information entered in the modeling pages to locate AMs in the building(s) you
described and calculate the optimum placement for the AMs. All of the options on the Floors page can also be
viewed and configured on the AM Plan page. The AM Plan page also includes some additional options, such as
initializing, optimizing, and fixing AP/AM locations.
Initialize
Initialize the Algorithm by clicking Initialize. This makes an initial placement of the AMs and prepares RF Plan
for the task of determining the optimum location for each of the AMs. When you click Initialize, the AM
symbols appear on the floor plan.
Optimize
Click Optimize to launch the optimizing algorithm. The AM symbols move on the page as RF Plan finds the
optimum location for each.
The process may take several minutes. You may watch the progress on the status bar of your browser. The
algorithm stops when the movement is less than a threshold value calculated based on the number of AMs. The
threshold value may be seen in the status bar at the bottom of the browser window.
Viewing the Results
Viewing the results of the AM Plan feature is similar to that for the AP Plan feature.
The results of optimizing algorithm may be viewed two ways: graphically and in a table of suggested AMs. You
may obtain information about a specific AM by placing the cursor over its symbol. An information box appears
that contains information about the exact location, PHY type, high-throughout-support, channel, power, and so
on.
The Suggested Access Points and Air Monitors table lists the coordinates, power, location, power setting, and
channel for each of the AMs that are shown in the floor plan.
Fix All Suggested AP/AMs
Fix existing AP/AM locations at the building level. If AP/AM locations are fixed, AP/AMs will not move from their
fixed locations during initialization or optimization. Clicking on this button will fix the locations of existing APs
and AMs. You only need to click this button on either the AP or AM Plan page.
Exporting and Importing Files
Both the Campus List page and the Building List page have Export and Import buttons, which allow you to
export and import files that define the parameters of your campus and buildings. You can export a file so that it
may be imported into and used to automatically configure a controller. On a controller, you can import a file that
has been exported from another controller or from the standalone version of RF Plan that runs as a Windows
application.
The files that you export and import are XML files and, depending on how many buildings are in your campus,
floors are in your buildings, and how many background images you have for your floors, the XML files may be
quite large. (See “Background Images” on page84.)
Note: The WebUI version of RF Plan only supports JPEG file formats for background images.
Note: In order for the WebUI RF Plan tool to import and read a standalone plan that incorporates 802.11n standard APs and was
originally created in the Java-based standalone RF Plan tool, the plan must be exported out from the standalone tool using the
Controller WebUI Format (version 3.0).