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Chapter 9: Common Configuration Examples
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4. Repeat this for all the image files that you need to load, and then close the dialog box when done. For this example, you load
these 21 files:
• 8 maps for the eight floors in HQ-B1 (Headquarters Building 1)
• 8 maps for the eight floors in HQ-B2 (Headquarters Building 2)
• 4 maps for the four floors in Branch-1
• 1 file (named "corp_offices.png" in this example) that shows a picture of the three buildings
Naming and Arranging Maps within a Structure
1. Click Topology, right-click the top level map "CorpOffices", and then choose New from the pop-up menu that appears.
2. In the New Map (Submap for CorpOffices) dialog box, enter the following, and then click Create:
Map Name: HQ-B1-F1
Map Icon: Floor
Environment: Because the environment is that of a typical office building, choose Office. The environment assists in the
prediction of signal strength and attenuation shown in the heat maps.
Background Image: Choose HQ-B1-F1.png from the drop-down list.
Map Width (optional): 120 feet (SmartPath EMS automatically calculates map height using the aspect ratio of the image.)
SmartPath AP Installation Height: 13 feet; a fairly standard ceiling height in offices
A floor icon ( ) labeled "HQ-B1-F1" appears on the CorpOffices image, and a new entry named "HQ-B1-F1" appears nested
under "CorpOffices" in the navigation tree.
3. Select the icon, and drag it to the location you want.
4. Click Topology, right-click the top level map "CorpOffices", and then choose New from the pop-up menu that appears.
5. In the New Map (Submap for CorpOffices) dialog box, enter the following, and then click Create:
Map Name: HQ-B1-F2
Map Icon: Floor
Environment: Office
Background Image: Choose HQ-B1-F2.png from the drop-down list.
Map Width (optional): 120 feet
SmartPath AP Installation Height: 13 feet
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Map showing one
of the floor plans
Uploading map to
SmartPath EMS
system
Figure 9-3. Uploading a map of a building floor plan.
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