User's Manual

WLANPlanningWizard
3Com®AirProtectPlannerUserGuide
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Figure 70. WLAN Planning – Device Selection
• ChooseAPModel:SelecttheAPmodelfromthedrop‐downlist.IfthedesiredAPmodeldoesnotexistinthedevice
repository,click<Cancel>toexitthewizardandaddthecustomAPtothedevicerepositorybyfollowingstepsinthe
AddAP
section.
Recommended:Chooseadevicewithomnidirectionalantenna,inordertogetresultsthataremoreaccurateforcapacitycalculations.
Capacitycalculationresultsmaybeincorrectwhenyouusedirectionalantennae.
Ifthepowervaluesfortheradiosareinvalidintheregionforwhichyouareplanning,theplanningwizardpromptsyoutoselectanother
radioordevice.
• TheAPPropertiestabledisplayspre‐definedAPdetailslikeRadio(s),ActiveProtocol,TransmitPower(mW)and
AntennaGain(dBi).Enterthefollowingdetails:
¾ Radio:Selectthedesiredactiveprotocol(s)oftheAP youwanttouseonthecurrentfloor.
¾ 802.11nProperties:Click<View/Edit>.
TheIEEE802.11nAdvanceParametersdialogboxappears.Youcould
eithervieworchangetheadvanced802.11nparametersforthatradio.
Note:Ifyoudonotselectthe802.11nprotocolintheRadiofield,the802.11nPropertiesfieldisnotapplicable.
Figure 71. 802.11n Advance Parameters
SettheIEEE802.11nAdvanceparameters:
 MIMOconfiguration:DisplaystheMIMOconfigurationyouspecifiedwhileaddinganAP
.Thisfieldis
disabledandcannotbemodified.YoumustgototheAPpropertiesscreentomodifythesame.
 ChannelWidth(MHz):Specifythedesiredchannelwidth.