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Chapter 2: Preparing for a WAN Deployment
2.2.8 Online Planner Enhancements
Several enhancements were made to improve the usability and accuracy of the on-line planner.
Perimeter Wall Type: You can now specify a wall type for building perimeter walls. The perimeter is the blue line that defines the
area of a building in which SmartPath EMS VMA can automatically place SmartPath AP icons. To apply a wall type to a perimeter
that you have already drawn, right-click the perimeter line, click "Change Wall Type," and then choose Dry Wall (3 dB), Brick Wall
(10 dB), or Concrete (12 dB). (See Figure 2-3.) To apply a wall type in previous releases, you had to draw a blue perimeter, and
then trace over it with another wall type, such as a brick wall. The new approach is much more efficient.
Figure 2-3. Choosing wall type.
Wall Opacity: The main purpose of adding walls to a map is to show their effect on signal attenuation. After adding walls—
including perimeter walls—you can diminish their opacity so that they blend into the background map instead of standing out
prominently in the foreground. To adjust their opacity, click Operation > Global Settings, or right-click the top-level map name,
and click "Global Settings." Then choose the percent of opacity that you want for the walls from the Opacity of walls drop-down
list (see Figure 2-4).
Figure 2-4. Wall opacity.
Meaningful SmartPath AP Host Names: When using the Auto Placement feature, SmartPath EMS VMA automatically names the
SmartPath AP icons. However, names like "LWN602A-0021400" are not particularly meaningful. You can give them names like
"Lobby" or "Conf Room 1," which makes it easier for installers to use an exported PDF report to know where each one goes. To
change the host name of a SmartPath AP icon, right-click it, and then edit the Host Name field in the AP Details dialog box that
appears (see Figure 2-5). To see the host names in the GUI and in PDF reports, choose "Host Name" from the AP Labels drop-
down list on the View tab.
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