User Guide

OmniAccess RF Plan User Guide: User Guide
14 Part 031649-00 May 2005
Enter the number of users you expect to have on your Wireless LAN in the
Users text box. Enter the number of users per access point you expect in the
Users/AP text box.
The numbers entered in the these two text boxes must be no-zero integers
between 1-255 inclusive.
Rates
NOTE—The Rate pull-down menus are active only when the Coverage or Capac-
ity design models are selected.
Select the desired data rates from the pull-down menus for 802.11b/g and
802.11a.
High data transmission rates will require an increased number of AP to be
placed in your building. You should carefully evaluate your user’s data rate
needs.
AM Modeling Page
The AM Modeling page allows you to specify all the information necessary for
RF Plan to determine the appropriate placement of your AMs.
Controls on this page allow you to select or control the following functions,
which are explained in more detail in the sections that follow:
z Design Model Use these radio buttons to specify a design model to
use in the placement of Air Monitors.
z Monitor Rate Use this pull-down menu to specify the desired monitor
rate for your Air Monitors.
z AMs Use this field to manually specify the number of Air
Monitors to deploy (Custom Model only).