HP Manager Software manual Planning the 3COM Mobility System

166CHAPTER 4: PLANNING THE 3COM MOBILITY SYSTEM

2To optimize the AP count, select Optimize AP Count. This option checks for coverage overlaps and removes a MAP if neighboring MAPs provide enough coverage to make the MAP unnecessary.

This option applies only to coverage areas that are configured for coverage, not capacity. (This is configured on the Area Properties page of the Coverage Area wizard.) Unless you disabled the option to place MAPs based on capacity, do not select the Optimize AP Count option.

3Select Compute Power for the areas for which you want to compute power.

4Click Next. The Compute Power For Progress page appears.

„If the power computation succeeds, click Finish to see the results.

„If the power computation fails, click OK in the Optimal Power Computation box, and click Finish. See “To resolve optimal power computation problems”.

If the power computation is successful, the updated power levels are reflected in the Coverage Areas panel in the Plan RF Coverage page.

5To include third-party access points in the network plan, see “Adding a Third-Party Access Point” on page 149.