800| RF Plan DellPowerConnect W- Series ArubaOS 6.2 | UserGuide
Figure 369: Plan>New Building>AP ModelingParametersW indow
This window allows you to select o r control the parametersas defined in Table 370.
Parameter Description
Radio Type Usethis drop-down menu to specify the radio type. See "Radio Type" on page 800
APType Dell Alcatel AP device. Usethe drop-down m enu toselect the device type. The supported APs
listedi n thedrop-dow n menu are dependent on theselected radio type.
DesignModel Usethe Coverage, Capacity, and Custom radio buttons to specify a design model to use in the
placement of APs. See"Design Model" on page 801
OverlapFactor Usethis field and drop-down to specify an overlap factor. See"Overlap Factor"on page 801.
Users Usethis field to specify the number of users on yourW LAN.S ee "Users/AP" on page 802.
Radio Properties
(DesiredRates and HT
SupportOptions)
Usethis drop-down to define 802.11a, 802.11b/g,and 802.11n settings forthe 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz
frequencybands, includi ng high-throughput, datarates, and 40 Mhz channel spacing
See" RadioProperties ( DesiredR ates andHT SupportOptions)" on page 802.
APs Usethis field to enter the fixed number of APs to be usedi n thisbui lding’s network (Custom model
only).

Table37 0:

APModeling Parameters

Radio Type
Use the drop-downradio t ype menuto speci fy radio type of your AP. The availablety pes aredefined in Table 371.
Parameter Description
801.11a/b/g Simultaneous use of 802.11b/gand 802.11a.
802.11b/g 2.4GHz, Direct Spread Spectrum (DSSS )m ultiplexing with data rates up to11 Mbps, combined w ith
OrthogonalFrequency Division Multiplexing/Compl ementaryC ode Keying (OFDM/CCK)wi thdata rates up
to54 Mbps.

Table37 1:

RadioType Definitions