Dell 6.2 Model the A ccess Points

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4. Click Save.A dialog box appears that indicates t he new buildingwas s aved successfully.Click OK to close the
dialog box.
5. Click Building Dimension. The Specification page appears.
6. Enter the followinginformation in the text boxes.
TextBox Information
Campus Name MyCam pus
(Thename i sautomatical ly populated basedon w hatyou entered in
step1 on page 819)
Building Name MyBuilding
Width 100
Length 100
InterFloor Height 20
Units Feet
Floors 2
Table39 8: Createa Building
7. Click Save.A dialog box appears that asks if yo u want to save and reload this building now since the building
namew as changed.Click OK to accept.
Another dialog box appears stating that the building was saved successfully. Click OK to close the dialog box.
8. Click Apply.R F Plan returnsyou t o the Overview page.
Model the A ccess Points
You now determinehow many APs are required to cover your buildingwit ha specified data transfer rate and overlap.
In this example,you use the Coverage Model. The following areass umedabout the performance of the WLAN:
lRadio Types: 802.11a/b/g/n
lAP Type: AP-93
lOverlapfactor: Medium (150%)
l802.11a desired rate: 48 Mbps
l802.11b desired rate: 48 Mbps
1. From the navigation tree, Click on Modeling:AP under BuildingSpecificati on. The AP Modeling Parameters
page appears.
2. Select 801.11 a|b|g|n from the Radio Type drop-down menu.
3. Select Mediumfrom the Overlap Factor drop-down menu.
4. Notice that the percentage show at the left of the drop-downmenu changes to 150%.
5. Select 48 fromthe 80 2.11 b|g Desired Rate drop-down menu.
6. Select 48 fromthe 80 1.11 a Desired Rate drop-down menu.
7. Click Save,t henOK.
8. Click Apply.R F Plan moves to the AM Modeling Parameters page.