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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.
3. In the Count field, enter the number of devices of that type to add to the new floor.
4. (Optional) Click and drag the Deployment Type slider bar to adjust data rates for a high-density or low-density
environment.
5. (Optional) Click the Advanced link and configure the advanced deployment options
l Service level: Select Speed or Signal to plan coverage by adjusting data rate requirements (Speed) or AP signal
strength settings. Click Calculate AP count to recalculate the suggested number of APs based on these advanced
settings.
l Client Density: In the Max Clients field, set the anticipated number of clients that will be stationed in the floor.
in the Clients per AP field, enter the maximum number of clients supported by each radio. Click Calculate AP
count to recalculate the suggested number of APs based on these advanced settings.
6. Click Add APs to Floorplan.
7. Click and drag the device, to the desired location.
8. If you are done creating the floor plan, click the Finish button. Otherwise:
l Remove a planned device from the floor plan by right-click 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 349
Auto-Matching Planned Devices
You can right-click a floor plan or campus, building, or network icon and select the Auto-Match Planned Devices
option to efficiently match planned APs to managed APs. If you select this option for a campus, then all planned APs in
that campus are checked. If used on a building, then all the APs in that building are checked. If used on a floor, then all
APs on that floor are checked.
Planned devices first attempt to auto-match on MAC address, and then by name. The VisualRF MAC address checks
against all of the LAN MAC addresses of a deployed AP.
Printing a Bill of Materials Report
You can generate a Bill of Materials (BOM) Report from within VisualRF in Word format. Follow these steps:
1. Navigate back to the Network view.
2. Right-click a campus icon, a building icon, or a builiding floor and select Show Bill of Materials. A generating
report popup appears.
3. Select options such as heatmap, speed, sensor coverage, wired range, and summary.
4. Select OK. A BOM report appears in Microsoft Word as illustrated in Figure 224: