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3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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7.2.2AP Channel View
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7.2.3AP Link Speed View
7.2.4AP Interference View
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7.2.5AP Redundancy View
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7.2.6AP SINR View
7.2.7Sensor Coverage View
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7.2.8Sensor Threat View
7.2.9Sensor Redundancy View
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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
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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
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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