150CHAPTER 6: USING RF PLANNING
Display Coverage Looking at the RF coverage allows you to see if the entire area is adequately covered by the MAPs. You can move the MAPs and see how the coverage changes.
To display the RF coverage for an area
1Beside Show RF Coverage Using, select how you want to display the coverage:
Baseline Association Rate—Coverage is shown based on the MAP radio baseline association rate. The baseline association rate is the typical data rate the radio is expected to support for client associations. (The baseline association rate is specified during planning, on a coverage area basis.)
Data Rate—Coverage is shown in colored bands that represent each of the data transmit rates supported by the radio. These rates are standard for each radio type.
RSSI—Coverage is shown based on the received signal strength indication (RSSI) of the radio’s signal heard by other radios.
2Right-click on a coverage area and select Show RF Coverage.
3Select the A, B, or G icon from the toolbar to view the coverage area for that technology.
The coverage area is displayed, color-coded by channel.
