Automatically Provisioning Aps Onto A Floor Plan - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

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Automatically Provisioning APs onto a Floor Plan

To automatically provision your access points onto your floor plan:
1. Select Draw Region from the Edit menu. A new provisioning popup appears as shown in
crosshair pointer.
Figure 233 Planning Region Drawing and Selection Illustration
2. Draw your polygon as follows:
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3. Once you have finished drawing the region, select a Region Type of Planning. Then select OK.
4. Enter the following information into the Autoprovision APs window as described in
in Figure
Table 155 Fields in the Autoprovision APs Window
Field
Device Selection
AP Type
Radio Section
Phy
Xmit
Gain
EIRP
Environment
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Left-click to initiate the process. The tool will automatically shade in your provisioning area.
Complete the polygon by double-clicking.
234:
Description
The type of AP used in this planning region.
Whether they PHY is set to 11n or no radio.
Transmit power of the APs.
Gain of the APs.
EIRP of the APs.
A range from 1-4 that best describes whether the environment is related to an office space, cubicles,
offices, or concrete.
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Table 155 and illustrated
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