User`s guide
The Aruba RF Plan Tool 5
z Pull-down Menus–These fields allow you to select an item from a preset list. The cur-
rently selected item is displayed in the box. When the arrow button is selected, a list of
available options will appear. You can change the current selection by clicking on any item
in the options list.
z Scrolling Menus–These fields allow you to select an item from a preset list. Use the scroll
arrows to view the available options. To select a specific item from the list, click on the
item when displayed.
z Check Boxes–These fields are represented as small squares in front of the item text. These
fields allow you to turn items on or off by clicking on the check box. A feature or option
will be turned on, selected, or enabled (as appropriate) when the box is checked. A feature
or option will be turned off, unselected, or disabled when the box is empty.
z Radio Buttons–These fields are represented as small circles in front of the item text.
When a group of these items appears together, only one can be selected at any given time.
An item is selected when its circle is filled. An item is unselected when the circle is empty.
Applying and Saving
When you edit information on any of the RF Plan pages you need to apply that information
before it is effective. However, applying the information doesn’t save it to your hard drive. You
must click on the Save button to permanently save the information.
The following buttons are generally available on configuration pages.
z Apply–Accept all configuration changes made on the current page (does not save
changes).
z Save–Save all applied configuration changes made since during this configuration session
to a database file. Unsaved configuration changes will be lost when the RF Plan tool is
exited.
N
OTE–Always Apply. If you advance to the next step without clicking on the Apply button
the information will be lost.
Next Step Button
RF Plan will sequence you through all the pages as you setup your WLAN. When you have
finished entering the information for each page, click on the Next Step button located in the
upper right-hand portion of the page.