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The Cisco WCS administrator creates new usernames passwords and assigns them to predefined permissions groups. This task is described in Managing Cisco WCS and Database.

Cisco WCS User Interface operators perform their tasks as described in Using the Cisco Wireless Control System.

About the Floor Plan Editor

Cisco WCS includes the Floor Plan Editor, which converts architectural, mechanical and technical drawings, graphics, maps and other types of line artwork from raster bitmaps to wall (vector) formats. Operators can use scanners to digitize paper drawings into supported file formats for import into Cisco WCS. The Floor Plan Editor automatically recognizes and represents the data in a wall format which can then be imported into your Cisco WCS (Cisco Wireless Control System) program.

Because of its ability to create smooth straight, angled, and semi-angled outlines, the Floor Plan Editor is used to convert floor plan maps, define the wall characteristics, and import the resulting vector wall format maps into the Cisco WCS database. The vector files allow the Cisco WCS RF Prediction Tool to make much better RF predictions based on Cisco 1000 Series lightweight access point signal strength, and accurate wall, window and cubicle RF attenuation.

Otherwise, you may want to save raster images in .BMP, .TIFF, .JPEG, or .PNG raster formats. Note that you can also edit existing vector map files.

The output wall files can be saved in vector (Cisco WLAN Solution wall format) for importing directly into the Cisco WCS database. The output wall files can also be saved in the following formats, but Cisco WCS does not recognize these file types: .DXF (AutoCAD), .AI (Adobe Illustrator), .EMF (enhanced metafile), .WMF (Windows metafile), and .TXT (ASCII XY).

Note that there are no restrictions on the input or output image size.

Note: The quality of Floor Plan Editor recognition is higher for higher resolution data. Use 400 to 600 dots per inch (dpi) scans whenever possible.

Note: Cisco WLAN Solution strongly recommends that you create images with the long axis horizontal (landscape format) to ensure the best viewing in Cisco WCS.

About Cisco WCS Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Autodiscovery

Manually adding Cisco Wireless LAN Controller data to a management database can be time consuming, and is susceptible to data entry errors. The Cisco Wireless Control System (Cisco WCS) includes a built-in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller configuration upload function that speeds up database creation while eliminating errors.

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Autodiscovery is limited to the Cisco WLAN Solution Mobility Group subnets defined by the Cisco WLAN Solution operator.

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Autodiscovery allows operators to search for a single Cisco Wireless LAN Controller by IP Address. The Autodiscovery function finds the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller on the network with the specified IP Address, and automatically enters the discovered Cisco Wireless LAN Controller information into the Cisco WCS database.

As Cisco 1000 Series Lightweight Access Points associate with a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller, the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller immediately transmits the Cisco 1000 Series lightweight access point information to Cisco WCS, which automatically adds the Cisco 1000 Series lightweight access point to the Cisco WCS database.

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