Fixing A Coverage Hole; Computing And Placing New Aps; Adding New Aps That Are Already Installed To The Network Plan - Nortel 2350 Reference Manual

To hide coverage again, right-click on the scope in the Coverage Areas section and select Hide RF Coverage.

Fixing a Coverage Hole

After you import RF measurements, optimize, and display coverage, you can observe any wireless coverage
holes in the network. To fix a coverage hole, use any of the following methods:
• Lock the APs in place, and use the Compute and Place task to recompute the number of APs needed and
their recommended placement. If this results in new APs being added, install the new APs.
• Install new APs and add them to the network plan. Using this method, you install the new AP first, then
integrate it into your network plan.

Computing and Placing New APs

The procedure for computing and placing new APs is the same as the procedure you use for initial planning.
Make sure you lock the existing APs in place before you compute and place the new APs. (See
AP Placement" (page 136).)

Adding New APs that Are Already Installed to the Network Plan

If you installed a new AP in the network and you want to add it to the network plan, do the following:
1
Select the Verification option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar, click the
Network Verification tab, and upload the AP configuration into WLAN Management Software.
(See "Verifying Configuration Changes" (page
2
Select the RF Planning option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar and display
the floor plan in the Content panel.
3
In the Coverage Areas section, right-click on the coverage area for which the AP is providing
coverage, and select Edit Properties. The Coverage Area Properties dialog appears.
4
Click the Associations tab.
5
Select the AP in the Available Access Points group box and click the Add button to move the
AP to the Current Access Points group box.
6
Click OK to save the changes and close the dialog box.
7
Click on Objects to Place in the Organizer panel.
8
Click on the AP icon, then click on the location where you installed the AP. The AP icon moves
from the Objects To Place tab to its location on the floor.
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