NETGEAR WFS709TP-100NAS manual Chapter RF Plan, RF Plan Overview

Chapter 4

RF Plan

RF Plan is a built-in wireless deployment modeling tool that enables you to design an efficient wireless local area network (WLAN) for your corporate environment, optimizing coverage and performance, and eliminating complicated WLAN network setup.

This chapter describes the following topics:

•“RF Plan Overview” on page 4-1

•“Before You Begin” on page 4-2

•“Using RF Plan” on page 4-3

•“RF Plan Example” on page 4-22

RF Plan Overview

RF Plan provides the following functionality:

•Defines WLAN coverage

•Defines WLAN environment security coverage

•Assesses equipment requirements

•Optimizes radio resources

RF Plan provides a view of each floor, allowing you to specify how Wi-Fi coverage should be provided. It then provides coverage maps and access point (AP) and air monitor (AM) placement locations. Real-time calibration lets you characterize the indoor propagation of RF signals to determine the best channel and transmission power settings for each AP or AM. You can program the calibration to occur automatically, or you can manually launch the calibration at any time to quickly adapt to changes in the wireless environment.

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v1.0, June 2007