User`s guide

12 Aruba RF Plan Part 0500030-01
v2.0.3 User’s Guide January 2004
AP Modeling Page
The AP Modeling page allows you to specify all the information necessary for RF Plan to
determine the appropriate placement of your APs.
Controls on this page allow you to select or control the following functions, each of which is
described in further detail in the following sections:
Radio Type
Specify the radio type(s) of your APs using the pull-down Radio Type menu on the Modeling
Parameters page. Available Radio Type Choices:
z Radio Type Use this pull-down menu to specify the radio type.
z Overlap Factor Use this field and pull-down to specify an overlap factor.
z Design Model Use these radio buttons to specify a design model to use in the
placement of Access Points.
z Rates Use this pull-down to specify the data rates desired on Access Points.
z Users Use this field to specify the number of users on your WLAN.
z 801.11a 5GHz, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) with
data rates up to 54Mbps.
z 802.11b 2.4GHz, Direct Spread Spectrum (DSSS) multiplexing with data
rates up to 11Mbps.
z 802.11g 2.4GHZ, OFDM/CCK (Complementary Code Keying) with data
rates up to 54Mbps.