User Guide

The Alcatel RF Plan Tool 27
Initialize
Initialize the Algorithm by clicking on the Initialize button. This makes an initial
placement of the access points and prepares RF Plan for the task of
determining the optimum location for each of the APs. As soon as you click
the Initialize button you will see the AP symbols appear on the floor plan.
Access points are represented by this symbol.
Colored circles around the AP symbols on the floor plan indicate the
approximate coverage of the individual AP and the color of the circle
represents the channel on which the AP is operating. The circles appear when
you select an approximate coverage value on one of the Floors pages. You
may also use click on an AP icon and drag it to manually reposition it.
Start
Click on the Start button to launch the optimizing algorithm. You will see the
AP symbols moving on the page as RF Plan finds the optimum location for
each.
The process may take several minutes. You may watch the progress on the
status bar of your browser. The algorithm will stop when the movement is
less than a threshold value calculated based on the number of APs. The
threshold value may be seen in the status bar at the bottom of the browser
window.