Locating And Fixing Coverage Holes - Nortel 2350 User Manual

• The Total number of RF measurements that did not intersect any object line lists the number of
measurements that did not experience attenuation due to an RF obstacle in the path between
them.
If the measurements came from a site survey file, they are measurements between the deployed APs
and the Ekahau Site Survey tool performing the survey. If the measurements came from AP radios in
the network, they are measurements between AP radios.
• The Total number of objects that will be corrected line indicates the number of measurements
that did experience attenuation. For existing RF objects, WLAN Management Software
corrects the attenuation to match the results. If the floor plan does not have an RF obstacle
where the attenuation library indicates one exists, WLAN Management Software creates an
RF obstacle.
For RF obstacles created by WLAN Management Software, the description is auto-generated and
the obstacle type is Other. You can edit these values by selecting the obstacle, clicking the Edit
properties icon to open the Modify RF Obstacle wizard, and modifying the values. Click Finish to
close the wizard and save the changes.
4
Click Finish.
You have optimized your RF coverage model with the new RF obstacle information. Now you can locate and fix
coverage holes, or if necessary, replan your network.

Locating and Fixing Coverage Holes

After importing RF measurements and rebuilding the attenuation library, look for coverage holes by displaying
coverage. Perform the following steps to locate coverage holes:
1
Display the optimized RF coverage area to view the results of the corrected attenuation data.
2
Lock down deployed APs in the coverage area (so that WMS will not move APs in your network plan
during the compute and place process).
3
Compute and place APs.
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