Nortel 2350 Reference Manual page 84

84 Planning the Nortel WLAN 2300 System
3 Do one of the following:
• If you are creating a new floor, click on the building name in the Organizer panel and select
Create Floor in the Task List panel. A series of dialog boxes prompts you for information
about the new floor.
• If you are modifying an existing floor, select the floor name in the Content panel for the
building, then click Properties. A dialog box allows you to edit the floor's properties.
• Click on the floor name in the Organizer panel, click on Floor in the Task List panel, and then
select Floor Properties under Edit Floor.
The following figure illustrates the information displayed in the Floor Properties dialog box for a floor.
Note that this information is the same as the information for which you are prompted when you create a
floor.
4
To change the floor name, type the new name in the Floor Name box (1 to 60 alphanumeric characters,
with no tabs). Each floor name in a building must be unique.
5
To change the default attenuation for radios, type the number of dB in the 802.11a (dB) box or 802.11b/g
(dB) box.
6
In the Height of the Ceiling box, type the number of feet or meters from the floor to the ceiling (1 to 1000
feet or meters).
Note. The ceiling height is based on the surface of the ceiling where the access
points will be mounted, not on the center of the plenum space between floors.
7 Click OK.
After creating a floor, you can import or draw details about the floor. See
(page 85) next for more information.
NN47250-102 (320666-G Version 02.01)
"Importing or Drawing Floor Details"