User Guide

The Alcatel RF Plan Tool 29
AM Plan
The AM Plan feature calculates the optimum placement for your air monitors
(AMs).
Initialize
Initialize the Algorithm by clicking on the Initialize button. This makes an initial
placement of the air monitors and prepares RF Plan for the task of determining
the optimum location for each of the AMs. As soon as you click the Initialize
button you will see the AM symbols appear on the floor plan. Air Monitors are
represented by this symbol.
Start
Click on the Start button to launch the optimizing algorithm. You will see the
AM 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 AMs. The
threshold value may be seen in the status bar at the bottom of the browser
window.
Viewing the Results
Viewing the results of the AM Plan feature is similar to that for the AP Plan
feature.
The results of optimizing algorithm may be viewed two ways: graphically and
in a table of suggested AMs. You may obtain information about a specific AP
by placing the cursor over its symbol. An information box will appear
containing information about the exact location, PHY type, channel, power,
etc.