Specifying The Rf Characteristics Of A Floor; Recommendations - 3Com WX4400 Reference Manual

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Specifying the RF
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Recommendations

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3WXM uses RF attenuation information in the floor plan when
calculating how many MAPs you need and where to place them to
provide the wireless coverage required for the floor. The RF attenuation
information comes from the attenuation values associated with objects
on the floor plan that have been converted into RF obstacles. An RF
obstacle is an object that has an attenuation value associated with it.
You can add RF obstacles to a floor plan in the following ways:
Select the objects that will be RF obstacles and assign attenuation
values to them. This method is available for floor plans that are
imported from CAD drawings. (See "Converting Objects into RF
Obstacles" on page 101.)
Use the graphics tools in 3WXM to draw the RF obstacles and assign
attenuation values to them. This method is available for any floor plan.
(See "Drawing RF Obstacles" on page 103.)
Import RF measurements from a site survey. This method requires the
Ekahau Site Survey™ tool to create the site survey. You can use this
method alone or in combination with the methods above. (See
"Importing RF Obstacle Data from a Site Survey" on page 104.)
You also can use site survey data to optimize a network plan after
installing 3Com equipment. (See "Optimizing a Network Plan" on
page 485.)
Consider the following when creating RF obstacles:
Be aware if a CAD drawing contains overlapping objects. If you create
RF obstacles on objects that are on top of each other, the attenuation
is increased at that point. (3WXM sums the attenuation factors in dB.)
Grouping objects is useful if you want one attenuation factor for an
area on the floor.
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2 Drag the cursor to the end of the line.
3 Click to finish.
1 Click to exit free draw mode.