WLAN Planning Wizard

Chapter 6 WLAN Planning Wizard

WLAN Planning Wizard is a feature in Planner that helps you plan the layout as per your requirements. The wizard helps you define objectives by seeking your inputs on Wi‐Fi network parameters. Planner uses these given parameters to make available number of APs required on a floor, assigning channels to them, and placing the same on the floor map. Go to

ToolsÆWLAN Planning, or click on the Toolbar to open the wizard. Planner verifies and validates details like devices on the floor map and defined area polygons before launching the wizard.

If the layout has manually placed devices, then Planner asks if you wish to delete the devices from the layout. If you select <No>, Planner does not delete the devices. However, the WLAN Planning Wizard does not consider these devices for any calculation. It also prompts you to define area polygons before continuing with the wizard. This is not a mandatory step.

Planner also displays an information pop‐up about the significance of defining area polygons. The pop‐up asks if you wish to draw the area polygon.

Figure 67. Defining Area Polygon: I-Pop-up

Defining the area polygon helps confirm that you place all the devices within the area polygon and not outside it. Click <Yes> to draw the area polygon. Alternately, click <No> to discard the action.

Recommended: Define area polygons if you have an irregularly shaped layout, as AP placements in such layouts might not be as expected.

Then, the welcome screen appears.

6.1Steps in WLAN Planning

1 The Welcome to WLAN Planning Workflow screen shows the steps in the WLAN Planning workflow.

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