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Dell PowerConnect ArubaOS 5.0 | User Guide RF Plan | 97
7. Click Save. A dialog box appears that asks if you want to save and reload this building now since the building
name was changed. Click OK to accept.
Another dialog box appears stating that the building was saved successfully. Click OK to close the dialog box.
8. Click Apply. RF Plan returns you to the Overview page.
Model the Access Points
You now determine how many APs are required to cover your building with a specified data transfer rate and
overlap.
In this example, you use the Coverage Model. The following are assumed about the performance of the WLAN:
z Radio Types: 802.11a/b/g
z AP Type: 93
z Overlap factor: Medium (150%)
z 802.11a desired rate: 48 Mbps
z 802.11b desired rate: 48 Mbps
1. From the navigation tree, Click on Modeling:AP under Building Specification. The AP Modeling Parameters
page appears.
2. Select 801.11 a|b|g|n from the Radio Type drop-down menu.
3. Select Medium from the Overlap Factor drop-down menu.
4. Notice that the percentage show at the left of the drop-down menu changes to 150%.
5. Select 48 from the 802.11 b|g Desired Rate drop-down menu.
6. Select 48 from the 801.11 a Desired Rate drop-down menu.
7. Click Save, then OK.
8. Click Apply. RF Plan moves to the AM Modeling Parameters page.
Model the Air Monitors
You now determine how many AMs are required to provide a specified monitoring rate. In this example you
continue to use the Coverage Model and make the following assumptions:
z 802.11 b|g monitor rate: 24 Mbps
z 802.11 a monitor rate: 24 Mbps
1. Select 24 from the 802.11 b|g Monitor Rate drop-down menu.
2. Select 24 from the 802.11 a Monitor Rate drop-down menu.
3. Click Save, then OK.
4. Click Apply. RF Plan moves to the Planning page.
Add and Edit a Floor
You now add floor plans to your floors. In this section you:
z Add a background image floor plan for each floor
z Name the floors
Note: The information in this section assumes that you have a JPEG file that you can use as a sample background image when re-
creating the steps.