User`s guide

RoamAbout Switch Manager User’s Guide 6-1

Using RF Planning

What is RF Planning?

RFPlanningisatechniqueusedtoimportdetailedinformationaboutyoursiteintoRASM.In

addition,youcanuseRFPlanningtoaddRFobstacleinformationandthird‐partyAPsand

configureyourRFcoverageareaatafinerlevelthanispossibleusingtheRFAuto ‐Tuningwith

modelling

technique

Bydefiningsites,buildings,andfloors,youprovideRASMwiththenecessaryinformationto

modularlymanagelargenetworksbasedongeographicalororganizationalboundaries.For

example,anetworkplancanrepresentacampus‐widenetwork.EnterasysNetworksrecommends

thatyoulimitanetworkplantoasinglecampusorMobility

Domain.Anetworkplanisalso

limitedtoonecountry,sinceanetworkplanonlysupportsonecommoncountrycodeforthe

RoamAboutswitchescontainedinit.

PerformthefollowingstepstousetheRFplanningtechnique:

1. Prepareyourfloorplangraphicfiles

2. Addsiteinformation

3. AddRFobstacles

4. AddanRF

coveragearea

5. Createaworkorder

6. Installyourequipment

7. DeployyourconfigurationTaskTable

Tolearnmoreabou tthe benefitsofRFPlanning,referto“RFPlanning”onpage 2‐4.

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What is RF Planning? 6-1

Prepare the Floor Drawings 6-2

Define Site Information 6-3

Model RF Obstacles 6-12

Import a Site Survey 6-14

Plan RF Coverage 6-14

Generate a Work Order 6-28

Install the Equipment 6-29

What’s Next? 6-30