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3Com 3CWXPGS - AirProtect RF Planning Tool User Manual

3Com 3CWXPGS - AirProtect RF Planning Tool User Manual (122 pages)

Wireless LAN Planning for Security, Coverage and Performance Version 5.0

Brand: 3Com | Category: Software | Size: 10 MB

Table of Contents

User Guide
1
Table of Contents
6
Chapter 1 Getting Started

9
Chapter 2 Introduction to Wlan Planning and Planner

10
- What Is Wi-Fi
  10
- Disadvantages of Poorly Planned Wlan S
  10
- Planner : a Complete Wlan Planning Solution
  11
- Deliverables from Planner
  11
- Planner : Benefits
  11
- Working of Planner
  12
- Planner : Workflow
  12
Chapter 3 Launching Planner

13
- Global Functions
  13
  - Dialogs
    13
  - Messages
    13
  - Trees
    13
  - Other Functions
    13
- Opening Planner
  13
  - New Project File
    14
- Support for Auto Cad
  16
Chapter 4 Working with the Locations Tree and the Devices List

18
- Locations Tree
  18
  - Adding a New Location Folder
    18
  - Adding a New Location Node
    18
    
    Cross Floor Location Folder
    22
    
    Non-Cross Floor Location Folder
    22
  - Managing Layers
    22
  - Viewing/Loading a Location
    23
  - Closing a Location Node
    24
  - Importing a Location
    24
  - Cut/Copy/Paste a Location
    25
  - Moving a Location
    26
  - Placing Locations on a Location Folder with an Attached Image
    26
  - Renaming a Location
    27
    
    Renaming a Location Folder
    27
    
    Renaming a Location Node
    28
  - Deleting a Location
    28
  - Modifying Location Properties
    28
- Devices List
  30
CHAPTER 5 5.1.1 Menu Items

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Menu and Toolbar Options

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- Menu Items
  32
  - File Menu
    32
  - Edit Menu
    33
  - View Menu
    34
  - Draw Menu
    35
  - Drawing a Polygon
    36
  - Drawing a Curved Polygon
    36
  - Tools Menu
    37
  - Help Menu
    38
  - Updating the License
    38
- Layout : Icons
  39
- Managing Objects Within the Layout
  41
  - Selecting Objects
    41
  - Moving an Object
    41
  - Changing the Properties of an Object
    41
- Managing Material Repositories
  42
  - Global Material Repository
    42
  - Local Material Repository
    43
  - Adding a Material
    44
- Layout : Using the Tools Options
  45
  - AP Repository
    45
    
    Add AP
    46
    
    IEEE 802.11N Advance Parameters
    46
    
    Modify AP
    47
    
    Delete AP
    47
  - Sensor Repository
    47
    
    Add Sensor
    48
    
    Modify Sensor Model
    49
    
    Delete Sensor
    49
  - Antenna Repository
    49
    
    Add Antenna
    50
    
    Modify Antenna
    50
    
    Delete Antenna
    51
  - Radiation Pattern Repository
    51
    
    Add Radiation Pattern
    52
    
    Modify Radiation Pattern
    52
    
    Delete Radiation Pattern
    53
  - Application Environment Repository
    53
    
    Adding an Application Environment
    54
    
    Modifying an Application Environment
    54
    
    Deleting an Application Environment
    55
  - Waterfall Curve Repository
    55
    
    Adding a Waterfall Curve
    55
    
    Modifying a Waterfall Curve
    57
    
    Deleting a Waterfall Curve
    58
  - Import Planner Settings
    58
  - Export Planner Settings
    59
  - Location Properties
    60
    
    Location Properties: Dimensions Tab
    60
    
    Location Properties: Calculations Tab
    61
    
    Location Properties: Local Material Repository Tab
    62
  - Renumber Devices
    63
Chapter 6 Wlan Planning Wizard

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- Steps in Wlan Planning
  64
  - Coverage Planning
    67
  - Capacity Planning
    69
- Auto Device Placement
  72
- Auto Channel Allocation
  73
- Estimating the Capacity
  73
Chapter 7 Device Placement on the Layout Model

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- Planning Device Placement
  74
  - RF View Area
    74
  - Status and Control Pane
    75
- Planning Device Placement : Views for Indoor and Outdoor Layout
  75
  - AP Coverage View
    75
  - AP Channel View
    77
  - AP Link Speed View
    79
  - AP Interference View
    80
  - AP Redundancy View
    82
  - AP SINR View
    84
  - Sensor Coverage View
    85
  - Sensor Threat View
    87
  - Sensor Redundancy View
    88
  - Calibration View
    90
- Planning Device Placement : Status and Control
  91
  - Signal Certainty Level
    91
  - Accuracy
    92
  - Opacity
    92
  - Show Grid
    92
  - View Layout Model
    92
  - Show RF Signal
    92
  - Show Spillage View
    92
  - Selecting Protocols
    93
  - Calculate/Calibrate Button
    94
  - Color Palette
    94
- Status Bar
  95
  - Cursor Location (X, Y)
    95
  - RSSI Display
    95
  - Layout Dimensions
    95
  - Current Mode
    95
  - Interference
    95
  - Sinr
    95
- Device Library
  96
- Device Properties
  97
  - Access Point Properties
    97
  - Sensor Properties
    99
- Viewing Signal Strength
  100
- Statistics
  100
- Saving the File
  103
- Saving the Project File
  103
Chapter 8 Settings

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- Settings : Invoking from Tools Menu
  105
- Settings : Preferences
  105
  - Preferences: Layout Designer
    105
  - Preferences: AP Views
    106
  - Preferences: Sensor Views
    106
  - Preferences: Color Palettes
    107
  - Preferences: Calibration
    107
- Settings : Ap Defaults
  108
- Settings : Sensor Defaults
  110
Chapter 9 Generating Output from Planner

112
- Wlan Planning Report
  112
Appendix A: Planning Sensors

115
- Placement of Sensors
  115
Appendix B: Integration of 3Com ® Airprotect Planner and 3Com ® Airprotect Enterprise

116
- Exporting the Project from Planner
  116
Appendix C: File Level and Application Level Parameters

118
Appendix D: Glossary of Terms

119

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