Users Guide

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Adding the background image and naming the first floor
1. In the Planning page, click the Edit Floor link at the right of the Floor 1 indicator. The Floor Editor dialog
box appears.
2. Enter: Entrance Level in the Name box of the Floor Editor Dialog.
3. Use the Browse button to locate the background image for the 1st floor.
4. Click Apply.
Adding the background image and naming the second floor
1. Click the Edit Floor link at the right of the Floor 2 indicator.
2. Enter: Second Level in the Name box of the Floor Editor Dialog.
3. Use the Browse button to locate the background image for the 2nd floor.
4. Click Apply.
5. Click Save on the Planning page, then OK.
Defining Areas
Before you advance to the AP and AM Planning pages, define special areas, such as Don’t Care, Don’t Deploy, or
802.11n Zone. This example includes a Don’t Care and a Don’t Deploy Area.
This example assumes the following:
z We do not care if we have coverage in the Shipping and Receiving Area
z We do not want to deploy APs or AMs in the Lobby Area
Creating a Don’t Care Area
1. In the Planning page, click the New link in the Areas section under Floor 1 (named Entrance Level).
This opens the Area Editor.
2. Enter: Shipping and Receiving in the Name text box in the Area Editor.
3. Select Don’t Care from the Type drop-down menu box.
4. Click Apply.
Notice that an orange box appears near the center of the floor plan.
5. Use your mouse (or other pointing device) to place the cursor over the box.
Notice that the information you typed in the editor appears in the box. You see the name and type of area, as
well as the coordinates of the lower left corner and upper right corner of the box.
6. Using your mouse, left-click and drag the box to the area of your floor plan that will represent the shipping
and receiving area.
7. To position the Don’t Care box, drag one corner of the box to a corresponding corner and using one of the
corner handles of the box, stretch it to fit.
You can also position the box by entering values in the Left, Bottom, Right, and Top fields.
8. Click Save, then OK.
Note: You can zoom in on the floor plan using the Zoom drop-down near the top of the AP Planning page, or type a zoom value in
the text box at the left of the drop-down and press the enter key on your keyboard. For example, enter a zoom factor of 400.
Note: The x = 0 and y = 0 coordinates correspond to the lower left corner of the layout space.