Verifying The Wireless Network; Showing Rf Coverage - 3Com WX4400 Reference Manual

Verifying the
Wireless Network

Showing RF Coverage

You can use the following tools to help verify the wireless network:
Show RF coverage.
Place RF measurement points.
Use RF interactive measurement mode.
Looking at the RF coverage allows you to see if the entire area is
adequately covered by the MAPs. You can move the MAPs and see how
the coverage changes.
You can see the RF coverage for an area by doing the following:
1 In the Coverage Areas section of the Organizer panel, select the coverage
area.
2 Right-click, and select Display RF Coverage.
This procedure displays coverage provided by the access points on a
single floor. To also view coverage provided to the current floor from
access points on the floor above or below, do the following.
3 In the Coverage Areas section of the Organizer panel, navigate to the
floor.
4 Expand the floor to display its coverage areas.
5 Right-click on a coverage area, and select DIsplay RF Coverage.
If the coverage area provided by an access point on the floor above or
below is one meter or less, 3WXM displays a message. This coverage area
is not displayed on the current floor plan.
Resolving coverage gaps
You might see small "holes" when looking at the coverage areas at the
baseline association rate. These small holes are most likely areas where
users still have wireless access but not at the baseline association rate. In
most situations, increasing transmit power levels to close the holes will
generate more co-channel interference. 3Com recommends that you
allow these small holes during the planning process.
If you need to resolve the gaps in coverage, try the following:
1 Select the coverage area.
2 Right-click, and select Display RF Coverage.

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