HP Manager Software manual To use the Create RF Obstacle Dialog box

132CHAPTER 4: PLANNING THE 3COM MOBILITY SYSTEM

To use the Create RF Obstacle Dialog box

The Create RF Obstacle dialog box is shown in the following figure.

1In the Description box, type a description for the RF obstacle (1 to 60 characters, with no tabs).

2In the Obstacle Type list, select the material of which the RF obstacle is made.

Select Other if the material is not listed. This allows you to create your own obstacle type.

3In the Attenuation Factor boxes, specify the attenuation factor for 802.11a and 802.11b/g technology (0 to 100 dB). The default is the typical attenuation factor for the material chosen.

4Click Finish to save the changes and close the dialog box.

„If you created RF obstacles for all objects in a layer, all objects in the layer are converted into separate RF obstacles.

„If you created RF obstacles for an area, all objects in the area are converted into separate RF obstacles.

„If you created RF obstacles for multiple selected objects, all objects you selected are converted into separate RF obstacles.

„If you created RF obstacles for grouped objects, each grouped object is converted into a single RF obstacle.