Changing Options for RF Planning 485
Changing Options for RF Planning
You can change the following RF planning options:
Typical transmit power for clients in the 3Com network.
Color schemes for showing RF information
Configuring the
Typical Client’s
Transmit Power
To change the typical client’s transmit power:
1Select Tools > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.
2Click the RF tab.
3In the Typical Client Tx Power box, specify the typical transmit power
(1 to 20 dBm) for clients in the network. The default is 13 dBm, which is
a common client transmit power.
If you want to choose the color for an RF technology or obstacle, see
“Changing Colors”.
Changing Colors You can change the color schemes for showing the following types of RF
information:
802.11a channels
802.11b and 802.11g channels
RF obstacles
Radio transmit data rates
Receive signal strength (RSSI)
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
Client load (number of clients associated with a radio)
Probability of a rogue device or client being in a specific location
For each scheme, you can change a color using any of the following
methods:
Select a color from a predefined palette.
Change the hue, saturation, and brightness (HSB) properties of a color.
Change the red, blue, and green (RGB) properties of a color.