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Contents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Introduction

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1.1 PC 1.1PC Hardware Requirements

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1.2

Installation and Activation

3

 

1.3

Product Updates

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Fundamentals of Wireless Network Planning

5

 

2.1

Standardization in Wireless Networking

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2.1.1 The IEEE 802.11b Specification

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2.1.2 The IEEE 802.11g Specification

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2.1.3 The IEEE 802.11a Specification

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2.1.4 The IEEE 802.11h Specification

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2.2

Frequencies and Channels

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2.3

Cellular Structure of a Wireless Network

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2.4 Antennas

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2.4.1 Omnidirectional Antennas

10

 

 

 

2.4.2 Patch Antennas

10

 

 

 

2.4.3 Yagi Antennas

10

 

 

2.5 Attenuation

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2.6 Theoretical Throughput Rates

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2.7 Redundancy

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3 The RF3D User Interface

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3.1

Importing Building Plans

11

 

 

3.2 The Toolbox

14

 

3.3

Drawing and Selecting Elements

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3.4 The Simulation Tab

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3.5 The Access Point Tab

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3.6 Advanced Settings

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4 Planning Wireless Networks

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4.1 What Application Is Intended?

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4.2

Entering Environmental Factors

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4.3

Positioning Access Points

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4.4

Optimizing Wireless Networks

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5 Advanced Settings

22

 

 

5.1

Editing Wall and Floor Libraries

22

 

5.2

Editing the Access Point/Antenna Library

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.3

Options and Settings

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.4

Floors with Openings

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5.5

Split-Level Buildings

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Appendix A The Antenna Library

29

 

 

Appendix B The Wall and Floor Library

35

 

 

Appendix C Table of Colors

38

 

 

Appendix D EULA

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