NETGEAR WC7520 - ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller Reference Manual page 41

ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520 Reference Manual
The Planning Buildings screen shows a tab for each building that you previously defined.
For each building, the screens shows the floors that you previously defined.
2. Select the building and floor that you want to configure by clicking on the corresponding
tabs.
3. Specify the WLAN requirements for the floor as explained in
Table 5. Floor WLAN Requirements
Setting
Access Point Model Specify the access point model that you will use on the floor by selecting the WNDAP
Frequency Band
Signal Quality
Client Per Radio
Total Clients
4. Click Estimate to view the number of access points required for the settings that you
entered. The number of access points displays in a popup window. After you have closed
the popup window, the Estimated Access Points row is added to the Planning Buildings
screen.
5. Click View Map to view and optimize the suggested approximate access point locations for
the settings that you entered.
Figure 16. Default placement before access points have been moved
Description
350 or WNAP 210 radio button.
Specify the frequency band that the access points will function in by selecting the
802.11b/bg/ng or 802.11a/na radio button.
Specify the required signal quality by moving the slider or by entering a percentage in
the field to the right of the slider. The minimum signal quality is 25 percent, the
maximum is 100 percent.
Specify the expected maximum number of clients per access point by moving the
slider or by entering a number in the field to the right of the slider. The maximum
number of clients that you can configure per access point is 64.
Specify the expected total number of clients on the floor by moving the slider or by
entering a number in the field to the right of the slider. The maximum number of total
clients that you can configure on the floor is 1024.
Table 5.
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