Starting Visualrf; Basic Quickview Navigation - Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.6 User Manual

Unassociated Client Information - Some APs/Controllers have the ability to report the signal strength of visible
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clients that are associated to a radio on a neighboring AP. AirWave also uses these signal strength readings to
more accurately place these unassociated clients.
VisualRF - The AirWave service that calculates location, calculates path loss, and provides floor plan editing
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capabilities.
VisualRF Plan - Makes the planning portions of VisualRF available in an offline software package that does not
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require a server. For more information about VisualRF Plan, see

Starting VisualRF

In order to launch VisualRF, AMP Setup must specify to display the VisualRF tab, and the VisualRF engine must be
switched on in VisualRF > Setup. Both of these pages are visible to logged-in administrators only. By default:
Display VisualRF is enabled in AMP Setup > General.
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Enable VisualRF Engine is disabled in VisualRF > Setup.
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To enable VisualRF, follow these instructions while logged in as an administrator:
1. Navigate to VisualRF > Setup.
2. In the Server Settings section, select Yes in the Enable VisualRF Engine field, and then select Save.
Figure 190:
VisualRF > Setup > Server Settings Section

Basic QuickView Navigation

The top-level menus of VisualRF are split into two major categories: Network and Mesh, as shown in
Figure 192. Selecting these menus will cause relevant submenus and sections to display below:
Figure 191:
Default VisualRF Top Level Menu - Network View
Figure 192:
Default VisualRF Top Level Menu - Mesh View
Table 136 describes the top level icons and their functions on VisualRF.
Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.6 | User Guide
"About VisualRF Plan" on page 310.
Figure 191 and
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