Dell 6.2 manual Model the Access Points, Text Box, Information, Campus Name

4.Click Save. A dialog box appears that indicates the new building was saved successfully. Click OK to close the dialog box.

5.Click Building Dimension. The Specification page appears.

6.Enter the following information in the text boxes.

Table 398: Create a Building

Text Box

Campus Name

Information

My Campus

(The name is automatically populated based on what you entered in step 1 on page 819)

Building Name

My Building

Width

100

Length

100

Inter Floor Height

20

Units

Feet

Floors

2

7.Click Save. A dialog box appears that asks if you want to save and reload this building now since the building name was 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. RF Plan returns you to the Overview page.

Model the Access Points

You now determine how many APs are required to cover your building with a specified data transfer rate and overlap. In this example, you use the Coverage Model. The following are assumed about the performance of the WLAN:

•Radio Types: 802.11a/b/g/n

•AP Type: AP-93

•Overlap factor: Medium (150%)

•802.11a desired rate: 48 Mbps

•802.11b desired rate: 48 Mbps

1.From the navigation tree, Click on Modeling:AP under Building Specification. The AP Modeling Parameters page appears.

2.Select 801.11 abgn from the Radio Type drop-down menu.

3.Select Medium from the Overlap Factor drop-down menu.

4.Notice that the percentage show at the left of the drop-down menu changes to 150%.

5.Select 48 from the 802.11 bg Desired Rate drop-down menu.

6.Select 48 from the 801.11 a Desired Rate drop-down menu.

7.Click Save, then OK.

8.Click Apply. RF Plan moves to the AM Modeling Parameters page.

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