User`s guide

RoamAbout Switch Manager User’s Guide 4-1

Using RF Auto-Tuning

What Is RF Auto-Tuning?

RFAuto‐TuningisatechniqueyoucanusetoconfigureyourRF(radio)network.RFAuto‐Tuning

isaquickmethodthatrequiresminimalconfigurationandnoRFplanningorsitesurveys,and

instead,reliesontheAutoTunefeaturetosetAPchannelsandpowersettings.

Thisisagreat

waytoquicklyinstallaRoamAboutswitchandAPs,andobservehowthenetwork

operates.TheRFAuto‐TuningtechniqueisbestsuitedtonetworkscontainingfewerAPs.

Tolearnmoreabou tthe benefitsofRFAuto‐Tuning,referto“RFAuto‐Tuning”onpage 2‐3.

Tousethistechnique:

1. Physically

placeyourequipment(RoamAboutswitchesandAPs)inthedesiredlocations.

2. ConfigureinitialRoamAboutswitchconnectivity(configureIPaddresses).

3. UploadtheRoamA boutswitchconfigurationintoaRoamAboutSwitchManager(RASM)

networkplan.

4. Createaserviceprofile.

5. Createaradioprofile(orusethedefaultradioprofile).

6. Maptheserviceprofiletoyourradio

profile.

7. CreateAPs.

8. ApplyaradioprofiletoeachradioonanAP.

9. Deploytheconfiguration.

For information about... Refer to page...

What Is RF Auto-Tuning? 4-1

Place Your Equipment 4-2

Configure Initial RoamAbout Switch Connectivity 4-2

Upload the RoamAbout Switch Configuration into a RASM Network Plan 4-2

Create a Service Profile 4-3

Create a Radio Profile and Map the Service Profile to It 4-4

Create Your DAPs 4-4

Apply a Radio Profile to Each Radio 4-6

What’s Next? 4-6