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6Do one of the following:

„To use the RF interactive measurement mode, see “Using RF Interactive Measurement Mode”.

„To generate network design information, see “Generating RF Network Design Information” on page 173.

„Click Finish to save the changes and close the wizard.

Using RF Interactive RF interactive measurement mode is useful when you are troubleshooting Measurement Mode or surveying the coverage areas on the floor. You can quickly measure

signal strengths for any location on the floor.

To use the RF interactive measurement mode

1On the Plan RF Coverage page, click in the toolbar.

2Click any location on the floor. Received signal strength indication (RSSI) measurements for the selected location appear next to the Floor View tab. See “Reading the RF Measurement Table” for information about the fields in the display.

Reading the RF The projected signal strengths for the planned equipment from that Measurement Table measurement point are shown in the RF measurement table.

X-Y coordinates for the measurement point and display options are also available to customize the RSSI table. Using this interactive mode can be valuable when verifying deployment coverage with a portable WLAN measurement tool on the floor.