User`s guide
The Aruba RF Plan Tool 7
Planning Requirements
You should collect the following information before beginning to plan your network. Having
the information below readily available will expedite your planning efforts.
z Building Dimensions
z Number of floors
z Distance between floors
z Number of users and number of users per AP
z Radio type(s)
z Overlap Factor
z Desired data rates for access points
z Desired monitoring rates for air monitors
z Areas of your building(s) that you don’t necessarily want coverage
z Areas of your building(s) where you don’t want to, or cannot, deploy an AP or AM
z Any area where you want to deploy a fixed AP or AM
Building Dimensions
Height: Width:
Number of Floors:
User Information
Number of Users: Users per AP:
Radio Types:
Overlap Factor:
AP Desired Rates
802.11b|g: 802.11a:
AM Desired Rates
802.11b|g: 802.11a:
Don’t Care/Don’t Deploy Areas