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Figure 180:Wall Attenuation Settings
The default wall attenuation settings are described in Table 149.
Item Description
Material Type of material that reduces the signal strength, including concrete, cubicle, dry wall, and glass.
Attenuation Signal loss represented in decibels (dB).
Color Color representation in the floor plan.
Table 149: Default Wall Attenuations
Adding a Wall Attenuation
Follow these steps to create a wall attenuation:
1. Navigate to VisualRF > Setup, then click Add.
2. Enter the wall material.
3. Enter the attenuation in decibels.
4. Select the color used to represent the attenuation on the floor plan.
Figure 181 shows an example of RF signal power decreasing by 3 db of attenuation for brick walls.
Figure 181:Adding a Wall Attenuation
5. Click Save. The brick wall attenuation you added in Step 4 displays in the Wall Attenuation table.