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Menu and Toolbar Options

Chapter 5 Menu and Toolbar Options

This section describes in detail various menus and Toolbar options in Planner, to enable you to create a complete layout model. You can design the layout using various objects available in Planner.

5.1.1Menu Items

This section gives a complete description of the available menu options.

Note: Advanced users can skip the menus section and directly refer to Layout Icons.

File Menu

Figure 25.

File Menu

3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide

Contents

Page 3Com Corporation, 350 Campus Drive, Marlborough, MA USA Page OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE: THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY: EXPORT: TRADE SECRETS; TITLE: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS: LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: GOVERNING LAW: SEVERABILITY: ENTIRE AGREEMENT: Table of Contents CHAPTER CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO WLAN PLANNING AND PLANNER CHAPTER 4 WORKING WITH THE LOCATIONS TREE AND THE DEVICES LIST CHAPTER 5 MENU AND TOOLBAR OPTIONS CHAPTER 6 WLAN PLANNING WIZARD Page 1.1Before You Begin 1.2How to get more information 1.3Contact Information 2.1What is Wi‐Fi 2.2Disadvantages of Poorly Planned WLANs 2.3Planner: A Complete WLAN Planning Solution 2.4Deliverables from Planner 2.5Planner: Benefits 2.6Working of Planner 2.7Planner: Workflow 3.1Global Functions 3.1.1Dialogs 3.1.2Messages 3.1.3Trees 3.1.4Other Functions 3.2.1New Project File Directory Name: Location Map: 3.3Support for AutoCAD Page 4.1Locations Tree 4.1.1Adding a new Location Folder 4.1.2Adding a new Location Node Plan Type: Figure 8. Managing Layers of an AutoCAD file Ceiling Height: Ceiling Material: Regulatory Domain: Application Environment: Dimension Distance: Dimension Copying of Objects: Copy Objects From: Copy Options: Copying of Objects 4.1.3Managing Layers 4.1.4Viewing/Loading a Location 4.1.5Closing a Location Node 4.1.6Importing a Location 4.1.7Cut/Copy/Paste a Location 4.1.8Moving a Location 4.1.9Placing Locations on a Location Folder with an attached image 4.1.10 Renaming a Location Renaming a Location Folder Renaming a Location Node 4.1.11 Deleting a Location 4.1.12 Modifying Location Properties Load Properties 4.2Devices List Page 5.1.1Menu Items File Menu Edit Menu View Menu Draw Menu Drawing a Polygon Drawing a Curved Polygon Tools Menu Help Menu 5.1.2Updating the License 5.2Layout: Icons Page 5.3Managing Objects within the Layout 5.3.1Selecting Objects 5.3.2Moving an Object 5.3.3Changing the Properties of an Object 5.4Managing Material Repositories 5.4.1Global Material Repository 5.4.2Local Material Repository 5.4.3Adding a Material 5.5Layout: Using the Tools options 5.5.1AP Repository Add AP IEEE 802.11n Advance Parameters Modify AP Delete AP 5.5.2Sensor Repository Add Sensor Modify Sensor Model Delete Sensor 5.5.3Antenna Repository Add Antenna Modify Antenna Delete Antenna 5.5.4Radiation Pattern Repository Add Radiation Pattern Modify Radiation Pattern Delete Radiation Pattern 5.5.5Application Environment Repository Adding an Application Environment Modifying an Application Environment Deleting an Application Environment 5.5.6Waterfall Curve Repository Adding a Waterfall Curve Waterfall Curve 802.11 (a, b, g): Select 802.11a protocol in the Waterfall Curve: Link Speed: Signal Strength: Modifying a Waterfall Curve Deleting a Waterfall Curve 5.5.7Import Planner Settings 5.5.8Export Planner Settings 5.5.9Location Properties Location Properties: Dimensions Tab Location Properties: Calculations Tab Location Properties: Local Material Repository Tab 5.5.10 Renumber Devices 6.1Steps in WLAN Planning Select AP Model and configuration On the WLAN Planning Wizard screens: Restore To Defaults Back Next Choose AP Model: Radio(s) Active Protocol Transmit Power (mW) Antenna Gain (dBi) Coverage Planning AP Model: Minimum Data Rate (Mbps): Device Selection The WLAN Planning Wizard: Coverage Planning Summary screen appears Coverage Planning Summary Capacity Planning 802.11 medium access anomaly: 802.11 medium access contention: 802.11 bandwidth efficiency: Conservative: Optimistic: Figure 77. Capacity Planning Summary Capacity Planning Summary What‐If Scenario Analysis Passed Failed 6.2Auto Device Placement 6.3Auto Channel Allocation 6.4Estimating the Capacity 7.1Planning Device Placement 7.1.1RF View Area 7.1.2Status and Control Pane 7.2Planning Device Placement: Views for Indoor and Outdoor Layout 7.2.1AP Coverage View Page 7.2.2AP Channel View Page 7.2.3AP Link Speed View 7.2.4AP Interference View Page 7.2.5AP Redundancy View Page 7.2.6AP SINR View 7.2.7Sensor Coverage View Page 7.2.8Sensor Threat View 7.2.9Sensor Redundancy View Page 7.2.10 Calibration View 7.3Planning Device Placement: Status and Control 7.3.1Signal Certainty Level 7.3.2Accuracy 7.3.3Opacity 7.3.4Show Grid 7.3.5View Layout Model 7.3.6Show RF Signal 7.3.8Selecting Protocols 7.3.9Calculate/Calibrate Button 7.3.10 Color Palette 7.4Status Bar 7.4.1Cursor Location (X, Y) 7.4.2RSSI Display 7.4.3Layout Dimensions 7.4.4Current Mode 7.5Device Library 7.6Device Properties 7.6.1Access Point Properties Figure 119. Access Point Properties Model: Ethernet MAC: Select Radio: •Radio Properties 7.6.2Sensor Properties 7.7Viewing Signal Strength 7.8Statistics •All Defined Area •Only Selected Area •Area Not Covered By Defined Area •Complete Layout Show Prevention Sensor Coverage View 7.9Saving the File 7.10Saving the Project File Page 8.1Settings: Invoking from Tools Menu 8.2Settings: Preferences 8.2.1Preferences: Layout Designer 8.2.2Preferences: AP Views 8.2.3Preferences: Sensor Views 8.2.4Preferences: Color Palettes 8.2.5Preferences: Calibration 8.3Settings: AP Defaults Figure 134. Settings – AP Defaults AP Prefix: 8.4Settings: Sensor Defaults Page 9.1WLAN Planning Report Work Order Number: Customer Name: Change Report Generation Details Report Details Work Order Number Customer Name Location Name: Address 1, Address 2: City: Placement of Sensors Exporting the Project from Planner Preferences: Export devices in current Project: Export all devices: AutoCAD Files: Project Zip Export Summary Viewer Appendix C: File Level and Application Level Parameters 1Region Settings in ToolsÆSettingsÆPreferencesÆAP Views Appendix D: Glossary of Terms Appendix D: Glossary of Terms Table 3 Glossary of Terms Term Definition