Improving Ap Rf Coverage; Assessing Current Performance Using The Access Point Table; Adjusting Ap Settings - Ruckus Wireless ZoneDirector 1100 User Manual

5. Look at the floorplan and evaluate the current coverage. You can make adjustments as
detailed in the following procedure.

Improving AP RF Coverage

1. Click and drag individual AP markers to new positions on the Map View floorplan until your
RF coverage coloration is optimized. There may be a need for additional APs to fill in large
coverage gaps.
2. When your adjustments are complete, note the new locations of relocated AP markers.
3. After physically relocating the actual APs according to the Map View placements, reconnect
the APs to a power source.
4. To refresh the ZoneDirector Map View, run a full-system RF Scan, as detailed in
Radio Frequency Scan"
5. When the RF scan is complete and ZoneDirector has recalibrated the Map View, you can
assess your changes and make further adjustments as needed.
Assessing Current Performance Using the Access Point
Table
1. Go to Monitor > Access Points.
2. When the Access Points page appears, review the Currently Managed APs for specific AP
settings, especially the Channel and Clients columns.
3. Click on the MAC address of any AP to view detailed information about the AP such as
associated clients, channel, signal strength, neighbor APs and warnings/events associated
with the AP.
4. If you want to make changes to individual AP settings, proceed to the next task.

Adjusting AP Settings

1. Go to Configure > Access Points.
2. Review the Access Points table and identify an AP that you want to adjust.
3. Click the Edit button in that AP row.
4. Review and adjust any of the following Editing (AP) options:
NOTE: Some options are read-only depending on the approval status.
• Channelization: Choose 20/40MHz or Auto channel width (11n APs only).
• Tx Power: Choose the amount of power allocated to this channel. The default setting
is "Auto" and your options range from "Full" to "Min."
• Mesh Mode: Use this setting to manually configure this AP's Mesh role (Root AP, Mesh
AP, or Disable). Default is Auto.
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Managing Access Points
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