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| 1 Introduction | 2 |
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| 1.1 PC 1.1PC Hardware Requirements | 3 |
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| 1.2 | Installation and Activation | 3 |
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1.3 | Product Updates | 5 |
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| 2 Fundamentals of Wireless Network Planning | 5 |
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2.1 | Standardization in Wireless Networking | 5 |
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| 2.1.1 The IEEE 802.11b Specification | 5 |
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| 2.1.2 The IEEE 802.11g Specification | 6 |
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| 2.1.3 The IEEE 802.11a Specification | 6 |
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| 2.1.4 The IEEE 802.11h Specification | 6 |
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2.2 | Frequencies and Channels | 6 |
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2.3 | Cellular Structure of a Wireless Network | 8 |
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| 2.4 Antennas | 9 |
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| 2.4.1 Omnidirectional Antennas | 10 |
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| 2.4.2 Patch Antennas | 10 |
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| 2.4.3 Yagi Antennas | 10 |
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| 2.5 Attenuation | 10 |
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| 2.6 Theoretical Throughput Rates | 10 |
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| 2.7 Redundancy | 11 |
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| 3 The RF3D User Interface | 11 |
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3.1 | Importing Building Plans | 11 |
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| 3.2 The Toolbox | 14 |
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3.3 | Drawing and Selecting Elements | 15 |
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| 3.4 The Simulation Tab | 15 |
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| 3.5 The Access Point Tab | 17 |
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| 3.6 Advanced Settings | 17 |
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| 4 Planning Wireless Networks | 17 |
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| 4.1 What Application Is Intended? | 17 |
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4.2 | Entering Environmental Factors | 18 |
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4.3 | Positioning Access Points | 19 |
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4.4 | Optimizing Wireless Networks | 21 |
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| 5 Advanced Settings | 22 |
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| 5.1 | Editing Wall and Floor Libraries | 22 |
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5.2 | Editing the Access Point/Antenna Library | 23 |
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5.3 | Options and Settings | 27 |
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5.4 | Floors with Openings | 27 |
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5.5 | 28 |
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| Appendix A The Antenna Library | 29 |
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| Appendix B The Wall and Floor Library | 35 |
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| Appendix C Table of Colors | 38 |
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| Appendix D EULA | 40 |
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