Concept Guide
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Figure 32 Create New Building Window
4. Select OK to save. You will see a new Building icon appear in the middle of the canvas.
5. Drag the Building icon to the appropriate location on the map background.
6. Add appropriate geographical background or upload a personalized image by right-clicking on the background.
Set Map - allows you to browser with the included maps.
Custom - launches the image upload wizard documented in “Importing a Floor Plan” on page36.
7. To change building types, right-click the Building icon.
8. Select proper building type.
9. Select newly created Building icon from the previous step. You is redirected to a blank canvas without a
background. You are now ready to import your floor plan.
Attenuation between Floors Enter the attenuation loss in decibels between floors. This value can be overridden as each floor
is created, but this is the default value for every new floor added to the system. This data element
can be imported or exported to external planning tools like Ekahau. It is not currently utilized by
AWMS and VisualRF.
User Transmit Power This value is used when auto-provisioning access points onto a floor plan.
Desired Data Rate Data rate will determine the new access points when auto-provisioning Greenfield deployment.
Address Building or Campus address.
Table 12 New Building Fields and Descriptions (Continued)
Field Description
NOTE: QuickView automatically saves background map images, campus locations, building locations, and building types.