User`s guide

RoamAbout Switch Manager User’s Guide 9-1
9
Optimizing a Network Plan
Optimizingyournetworkisapost ‐deploymenttechnique.TooptimizeyourWLAN,importRF
measurementdatatocorrectRFattenuationobstacleinformationinyournetworkplan.The
followingarereasonstooptimizeyournetworkplan:
•Youhaveareportedcoverageprobleminyournetwork
•YouwanttoverifyyournetworkRFcoverage
EkahauSiteSurvey™tool.Youperformasitesurveyofyournetwork.ThebenefitofusingRF
measurementsderivedfromasitesurveyisthattheresultsmorecloselymatchthecoverage
environmentthatyourwirelessusersexperienceinyournetwork.Thousandsofmeasurements
canberecorded,creatingasetof
RFmeasurementsthataremoreprecisethanthosegainedfrom
yourdeployedAPs.
Byimportingdataandapplyingittoyournetworkplan,youcorrecttheRFmodeltoreflectwhat
themeasurementsreport.YouupdatetheRFattenuationforobstaclesbasedonreal‐world
measurements.Youcanthenreplanyour
networktoachievethefollowing:
•Makechangesinthesoftwaretoimprovesignalstrengthandcoverageforgroupsor
individuals
•ModifyAPlocations
•Addadditionalequipmenttoyournetwork
ThefollowingsectionsdescribehowtoimportRFmeasurementsfromyournetwork,orhowto
importRFmeasurementsfromanEkahausitesurvey.
For information about... Refer to page...
Using RF Measurements from an Ekahau Site Survey 9-2
Optimizing the RF Coverage Model 9-6
Locating and Fixing Coverage Holes 9-8
What’s Next? 9-10