3Com 3CRWX120695A WXR100, 3CRWXR10095A manual Locating and Fixing, Coverage Holes

478CHAPTER 18: OPTIMIZING A NETWORK PLAN

	The measurements reflect how well the measuring MAPs can hear one
	another, and do not directly measure how well clients can hear the
	MAPs. For example, if the MAPs are mounted on the ceiling, attenuation
	of their signals to one another might be less than the attenuation of the
	same signals when received by clients on desktops in cubicles and offices.
Locating and Fixing	After you import RF measurements and optimize, you can look for
Coverage Holes	coverage holes by displaying coverage.

Locating a Coverage To locate a coverage hole:

Hole

1Select the RF Planning option in the main 3WXM tool bar.

2Display the floor plan in the Content panel.

3In the Task List panel, click RF Planning.

4In the Show RF coverage using listbox, 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.

5In the Coverage Areas section of the Organizer panel, select the scope for which you want to display coverage. You can display coverage for an individual radio, a specific coverage area, or all coverage areas on the floor.

„To select multiple contiguous objects, click Shift while selecting.

„To select multiple noncontiguous objects, click Ctrl while selecting.