Displaying The Rf Coverage Area; Locking Down Aps; Fixing A Coverage Hole - Nortel 2350 User Manual

210 Optimizing a Network Plan
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Replan your network based on compute and place results.

Displaying the RF Coverage Area

Display the RF coverage area to view the RF coverage based on the corrected attenuation data.
To display the RF coverage area
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Select the RF Planning option in the main WLAN Management Software tool bar.
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Display the floor plan in the Content panel.
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In the Task List panel, click RF Planning.
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In the Show RF coverage using listbox, select how you want to display the coverage:
• Baseline Association Rate—Coverage is shown based on the AP radio baseline association
rate. The baseline association rate is the typical data rate the radio is expected to support for
client associations. (The baseline association rate is specified during planning, on a coverage
area basis.)
• Data Rate—Coverage is shown in colored bands that represent each of the data transmit rates
supported by the radio. These rates are standard for each radio type.
• RSSI—Coverage is shown based on the received signal strength indication (RSSI) of the
radio's signal heard by other radios.
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In the Coverage Areas section of the Organizer panel, select the scope for which you want to display
coverage. You can display coverage for an individual radio, a specific coverage area, or all coverage areas
on the floor.
• To select multiple contiguous objects, click Shift while selecting.
• To select multiple noncontiguous objects, click Ctrl while selecting.
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On the toolbar, click the radio type (A, B, or G) for which you want to display coverage. Coverage for the
selected scope(s) is displayed.

Locking Down APs

To prevent WMS from moving an AP on your network plan that you do not want to be redistributed, lock the AP down.
To lock down an AP
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Display the RF coverage area.
For information about how to display the RF coverage area, refer to
on page 210.
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Right-click on an AP in the RF coverage area, and select Lock.

Fixing a Coverage Hole

After you import RF measurements, rebuild the attenuation library, and display coverage, you can observe any wireless
coverage holes in the network. To fix a coverage hole, use one of the following methods:
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"Displaying the RF Coverage Area"