Riverstone Networks OAW-AP65, OAW-AP80, OAW-AP60 manual With previous generations of WLAN technology

ADAPTIVE RF MANAGEMENT (ARM), RF PLANNING, DYNAMIC

CALIBRATION, AND ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING

With previous generations of WLAN technology,

AP deployment was an expensive proposition.

Corporations had to painstakingly undertake extensive RF planning, complete site surveys, climb into ceilings to run new cabling, and mount the APs. In turn, APs were deployed sparingly. Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess APs change this deployment model through Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) technology that negates the need for detailed RF planning.

To ease implementation, the Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Wireless system combines online RF planning tools and ARM for fine-tuning, automated performance and capacity optimization. The Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess RF planning gives administrators the power to quickly provision APs based on coverage, performance or resiliency requirements.

IT staff can import floor plans and automatically determine the placement of APs and air monitors. Once the network is deployed, administrators can use ARM to automatically perform system-wide calibration, determine the actual propagation characteristics of RF signals, and set AP transmit power and channel assignments to desired levels.

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