About The Acs Web Interface; About The Acs Floor Plan Editor; About Acs Alcatel Omniaccess Switch And Appliance Autodiscovery - Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless System 2.1 Product Manual

About the ACS Web Interface

The ACS Web Interface interface allows the ACS Software operator to create and configure Alcatel
OmniAccess Wireless System coverage area layouts, configure system operating parameters, monitor
real-time Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless System operation, and perform troubleshooting tasks using a
standard HTTP or HTTPS Web Browser window. The ACS Web Interface interface also allows the ACS
Software administrator to create, modify and delete user accounts, change passwords, assign permis-
sions, and schedule periodic maintenance tasks.
Alcatel recommends Internet Explorer 6.0 or later on a Windows workstation Web Browser for full
access to the ACS functionality.
Note:
interface can be manually activated in the
Access Switch Web Interface
The ACS Software administrator creates new usernames passwords and assigns them to predefined
permissions groups. This task is described in
ACS Web Interface operators perform their tasks as described in
System Software.

About the ACS Floor Plan Editor

The ACS Floor Plan Editor converts architectural, mechanical and technical drawings, graphics, maps
and other types of line artwork from raster bitmaps to wall (vector) formats. Operators can use
scanners to digitize paper drawings into supported file formats for import into ACS. The ACS Floor Plan
Editor automatically recognizes and represents the data in a wall format which can then be imported
into your ACS (Alcatel OmniAccess Control System
Because of its ability to create smooth straight, angled, and semi-angled outlines, the ACS Floor Plan
Editor is used to convert floor plan maps, define the wall characteristics, and import the resulting .FPE
wall format maps into the ACS database. The .FPE files allow the ACS RF Prediction Tool to make much
better RF predictions based on OmniAccess AP 1200 or 1250 signal strength, and accurate wall, window
and cubicle RF attenuation.
Otherwise, you may want to save raster images in .BMP, .TIFF, .JPEG, or .PNG raster formats. Note
that you can also edit existing .FPE map files.
The output wall files can be saved in .FPE (Alcatel wall format) for importing directly into the ACS
database. The output wall files can also be saved in the following formats, but ACS does not recognize
these file types: .DXF (AutoCAD), .AI (Adobe Illustrator), .EMF (enhanced metafile), .WMF (Windows
metafile), and .TXT (ASCII XY).
Note that there are no restrictions on the input or output image size.
Note:
data. Use 400 to 600 dots per inch (dpi) scans whenever possible.
Note:
zontal (landscape format) to ensure the best viewing in ACS.

About ACS Alcatel OmniAccess Switch and Appliance Autodiscovery

Manually adding Alcatel OmniAccess Switch and Appliance data to a management database can be time
consuming, and is susceptible to data entry errors. The
(ACS Software) includes a built-in Alcatel OmniAccess Switch and Appliance configuration upload
function that speeds up database creation while eliminating errors.
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ACS Web Interface
The HTTPS (SSL over HTTP) interface is enabled by default, and the HTTP
ACS Floor Plan Editor
The quality of ACS Floor Plan Editor recognition is higher for higher resolution
Alcatel strongly recommends that you create images with the long axis hori-
Command Line
and ACS Web Interface.
Managing ACS Software and
Using the Alcatel OmniAccess Control
Software) program.
Alcatel OmniAccess Control System Software
ACS Web Interface
Interface, Alcatel Omni-
Database.
ACS Alcatel OmniAccess Switch and Appliance Autodiscovery