Dell 6.2 AP Mode ling Parame ters Page

Parameter Description
Campus Name Selecta cam pus forthis buil ding from the drop-down menu.
Building Name TheBuilding Nam e is an alphanumeric string up to 64characters in length.
Widthand Length Enterthe rectangular exterior dimensions of the building.
Thevali d range forthis field i sany integer from 1 to a value corresponding to 1x10,000.
Ifyour building has an irregul ar shape, thew idth and length should representthe maximum width
andl engthof the overall footprint of the building as seen from above. For example:
Whenw idth and length are specified, RF Plan creates a rectangular area in the Planning feature
pagesthat represent the overall area covered by the building. You need to import an appropriate
backgroundim age (see"Floor Editor Dialog Box" on page 806.) to aid you in defining areas that
donot require coverage or areas in whi ch youdo not wi shto deploy APs and AMs (see "Area
EditorDialog Box" on page 807).
Inter-FloorHeight This is thedi stancebetween floor surfaces in the building. The vali d range forthis field i sany
integerfrom 1 to a value corresponding to 1x10,000. RF Plan uses thei nter-floorhei ghtto all ow
APson one floor to service users on adjacent floors. If you do notw antR FP lan to factoradjacent
floors,select a high i nter-floorhei ghtvalue (for example, 300).
NOTE:Thi s is not thedistance from floor to ceiling. Some buildings have a large space between
theinterior cei lings and the floor above.
Floors Enterthe number of floors in your building here. Thevalid range for this field is any integer from 1
to255. A building can have a maximum of255 floors. You can also configure negative floor IDs.
Negativefloor IDs let you allocate floors as sub floors, ground floors, basementsor other
undergroundfloors, or floors where you do not need to deploy APs.
Youspecify a negative integer when modifying an existing floor; you do not configure negative
floorsettings when adding a buil ding or adding a floor. For more information, see "Level" on
page806.
Unit Specifythe unit of measurement for the dimensions you specified on the page. The choices are
feetand meters.
Table36 8: New BuildingSpecifications Parameters
AP Mode ling Parame ters Page
The AP ModelingParameters page allows you to specify the information necessaryfor RF Plan to determine the
appropriate placementof yo urAP s. These settings are on a per-buildingbasis. I f you have a mix of APs, choose the
most common one to define the building parameters.
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