Psiber Data Systems RF3D manual Contents

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			Contents
	1 Introduction			2
	1.1 PC 1.1PC Hardware Requirements			3
	1.2	Installation and Activation		3
1.3		Product Updates		5
	2 Fundamentals of Wireless Network Planning			5
2.1		Standardization in Wireless Networking		5
		2.1.1 The IEEE 802.11b Specification		5
		2.1.2 The IEEE 802.11g Specification		6
		2.1.3 The IEEE 802.11a Specification		6
		2.1.4 The IEEE 802.11h Specification		6
2.2		Frequencies and Channels		6
2.3		Cellular Structure of a Wireless Network		8
	2.4 Antennas			9
		2.4.1 Omnidirectional Antennas		10
		2.4.2 Patch Antennas		10
		2.4.3 Yagi Antennas		10
	2.5 Attenuation			10
	2.6 Theoretical Throughput Rates			10
	2.7 Redundancy			11
	3 The RF3D User Interface			11
3.1		Importing Building Plans		11
	3.2 The Toolbox			14
3.3		Drawing and Selecting Elements		15
	3.4 The Simulation Tab			15
	3.5 The Access Point Tab			17
	3.6 Advanced Settings			17
	4 Planning Wireless Networks			17
	4.1 What Application Is Intended?			17
4.2		Entering Environmental Factors		18
4.3		Positioning Access Points		19
4.4		Optimizing Wireless Networks		21
	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		27
5.5		Split-Level Buildings		28
	Appendix A The Antenna Library			29
	Appendix B The Wall and Floor Library			35
	Appendix C Table of Colors			38
	Appendix D EULA			40
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