About This Guide; Document Organization; Note, Caution, And Warning Icons - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

This preface provides an overview of this guide and contact information for Dell, and includes the following
sections:
"Document Organization" on page 3
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"Note, Caution, and Warning Icons" on page 3
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"Contacting Support" on page 4
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Document Organization

This user guide includes instructions and examples of the graphical user interface (GUI) for installation,
configuration, and daily operation of VisualRF in AWMS 7.2.
Table 1 Chapter Organization and Purposes
Chapter
Chapter 1, "Overview of VisualRF" on
page 5
Chapter 2, "Setting Up and Tuning
VisualRF" on page 13
Chapter 3, "Planning and Provisioning" on
page 33
Appendix A, "VisualRF Performance" on
page 45
Appendix B, "Importing from CAD" on
page 47
Appendix C, "Importing from a Dell
PowerConnect W Controller" on page 51
Appendix D, "VisualRF Location API" on
page 53

Note, Caution, and Warning Icons

This document uses the following icons to emphasize advisories for certain actions, configurations, or concepts:
NOTE: Indicates helpful suggestions, pertinent information, and important things to remember.
CAUTION: Indicates a risk of damage to your hardware or loss of data.
Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | VisualRF User Guide

About this Guide

Description
Introduces VisualRF, lists its major features, provides a list of terminology, and
provides an overview of basic and advanced navigation.
Explains how to set up preferences and server settings, optimize resource
utilization, fine-tune location services, and view floor plans on a basic level.
Provides detailed instructions on creating floor plans, campuses, and buildings,
as well as planning regions and provisioning APs.
Goes into further detail on improving the performance of VisualRF.
Provides detailed instructions on importing images from CAD formats.
Provides instructions on importing from a Dell PowerConnect W Controller.
Includes basic information on the VisualRF location APIs.
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