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Figure 219:Checking for CAD errors
Controlling the Layers in the Uploaded Floor Plan (CAD only)
Follow these steps to controller layers in CAD images:
1. Find the CAD Layers section on the page.
2. Unselect the layers which are not required. There is slight delay because each request makes a round trip to the
server.
Defining Floor Plan Regions
Define regions within a floor plan that have different wireless networking requirements than the rest of the floor. For
example, you can use the planning regions tool to define two small regions of high density clients within a larger floor
plan with lower client density. You can define regions on a new floor plan using the Floor Upload wizard, or edit a an
existing floor plan to add a new region.
Adding Region to a New Floor using the Floor Upload Wizard
You can define a floor plan region when you create a new floor plan using the Floor Upload Wizard in the HTML5 UI.
1. Launch the Floor Upload wizard as described in "Creating a Floor Plan" on page 342.
1. Click the Define Planning Regions button. The pointer changes to a cross-hair icon.
2. (Optional) Enter a name for the region in the Name field.
3. Click on the floor plan graphic to define the boundaries of the region. Use the slider bar at the upper left corner of
the wizard to zoom in to a section of the floor plan, if necessary.
4. Repeat steps 1-2 to create an additional regions, as required.
5. Once you have defined all necessary regions on your floor plan, click Next to continue to the Access Points section
of the Floor Upload Wizard, as described in "Adding Planned APs onto the Floor Plan" on page 350 and "Adding
Deployed Access Points onto the Floor Plan" on page 349.
Ifyou are creating floor plan using the Flash-based Floor Upload Wizard, you must create the floor and exit the wizard
before you can define regions. See "Adding a Region to an Existing Floor Plan" on page 345 .
Adding a Region to an Existing Floor Plan
The procedures to add a floor plan region to an existing floor plan can vary, depending upon whether you are creating
the region using the default HTML5 UI, or using the legacy Flash-based UI.
To add a region to an existing floor using the HTML5 UI:
1. Select the floor to which you want to add a region.
2. Click Edit in the navigation bar to open the Edit menu.
3. Click Draw Region. The pointer changes to a cross-hair icon.