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1. Determine if you want to add APs to a new floor plan, or an existing floor plan.
l To add APs to a new floor plan using the Floor Upload wizard, click Access Points in the wizard navigation
bar, then select Add deployed APs.
l To add APs an existing floor plan, select that floor plan, click the Edit menu in the navigation bar, then click
the Add Deployed AP icon
2. A list of devices in your W-AirWave appears, as shown in Figure 185.
3. Select whether to view APs by Group or by Folder. You can also use the Search field to identify APs to add to
the floor.
4. Expand the Group or Folder containing the access points which need to be provisioned on this floor plan.
Note that by default, devices that have already been added to VisualRF are hidden. To show them, clear the
Hide Devices already added to VisualRF check box at the bottom of the list.
5. Click and drag an AP (or a Group or Folder of APs) to its proper location on the floor.
6. If you are adding APs to a floor using the Floor Upload wizard, click the Finish button. Otherwise:
l Remove a device from the floor plan by right-clicking that device then clicking Remove.
l Return to an earlier section of the Floor Upload wizard by clicking Previous.
l Add existing devices to the floor plan. See "Adding Deployed Access Points onto the Floor Plan" on page
320.
Figure 185:List of Deployed APs
Adding Planned APs onto the Floor Plan
You can plan for and provision new APs onto a new floor plan using the Floor Upload wizard, or add new APs to
an existing floor plan using the Properties menu for that floor.
1. Determine if you want to plan for APs on a new floor using the Floor Upload wizard, or plan for APs on an
existing floor plan.
l To add APs to a new floor plan using the Floor Upload Wizard, click Access Points in the wizard navigation
bar, then select Plan APs.
l To add APs to an existing floor plan, open the selected floor plan, then click Edit menu in the navigation
bar.
2. Click the Type drop-down list and select a device type from the list of available devices.