User`s guide

The Aruba RF Plan Tool 27

1/22/04 Review Draft—CONFIDENTIAL

Location

The physical location of the AP is specified by X-Y coordinates beginning at the lower left cor-

ner of the display area. The numbers you specify in the X and Y text boxes are whole units.

The X coordinates increase as a point moves up the display and the Y coordinates increase as

they move from left to right across the display.

Fixed

Fixed APs don’t move when RF Plan executes the positioning algorithm.

OTE—You might typically set an AP as fixed when you have a specific room, such as a

conference room, in which you want saturated coverage. You might also want to con-

sider using a Fixed AP when you have an area that has an unusually high user density.

Choose Yes or No from the drop down box. Choosing Yes will lock the position of the AP as it

is shown in the coordinate boxes of the Access Editor. Choosing No will allow RF Plan to move

the AP as necessary to achieve best performance.

PHY Types

The PHY Type drop down menu allows you to specify what radio mode the AP will use. You

may choose from one of the following:

z 802.11a/b/g

z 802.11a

z 802.1 b/g

802.11 Types

The 802.11 b/g and 802.11a Type drop down boxes allow you to choose the mode of operation

for the access point. You may choose to set the mode of operation to access point (Aruba AP)

or Air Monitor.

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