User's Manual
TableofContents
3Com®AirProtectPlannerUserGuide
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7.2.5 AP Redundancy View............................................................................................................................................74
7.2.6 AP SINR View.......................................................................................................................................................76
7.2.7 Sensor Coverage View..........................................................................................................................................77
7.2.8 Sensor Threat View...............................................................................................................................................79
7.2.9 Sensor Redundancy View......................................................................................................................................80
7.2.10 Calibration View...............................................................................................................................................82
7.3 PLANNING DEVICE PLACEMENT: STATUS AND CONTROL .............................................................................................83
7.3.1 Signal Certainty Level..........................................................................................................................................83
7.3.2 Accuracy...............................................................................................................................................................84
7.3.3 Opacity.................................................................................................................................................................84
7.3.4 Show Grid.............................................................................................................................................................84
7.3.5 View Layout Model...............................................................................................................................................84
7.3.6 Show RF Signal....................................................................................................................................................84
7.3.7 Show Spillage View ..............................................................................................................................................84
7.3.8 Selecting Protocols...............................................................................................................................................85
7.3.9 Calculate/Calibrate Button ..................................................................................................................................86
7.3.10 Color Palette.....................................................................................................................................................86
7.4 STATUS BAR .................................................................................................................................................................87
7.4.1 Cursor Location (X, Y) .........................................................................................................................................87
7.4.2 RSSI Display.........................................................................................................................................................87
7.4.3 Layout Dimensions...............................................................................................................................................87
7.4.4 Current Mode .......................................................................................................................................................87
7.4.5 Interference ..........................................................................................................................................................87
7.4.6 SINR .....................................................................................................................................................................87
7.5 DEVICE LIBRARY..........................................................................................................................................................88
7.6 DEVICE PROPERTIES.....................................................................................................................................................89
7.6.1 Access Point Properties........................................................................................................................................89
7.6.2 Sensor Properties .................................................................................................................................................91
7.7 VIEWING SIGNAL STRENGTH........................................................................................................................................92
7.8 STATISTICS ...................................................................................................................................................................92
7.9 SAVING THE FILE..........................................................................................................................................................95
7.10 SAVING THE PROJECT FILE........................................................................................................................................95
CHAPTER 8 SETTINGS...................................................................................................................................................97
8.1 SETTINGS: INVOKING FROM TOOLS MENU ...................................................................................................................97
8.2 SETTINGS: PREFERENCES .............................................................................................................................................97
8.2.1 Preferences: Layout Designer ..............................................................................................................................97
8.2.2 Preferences: AP Views..........................................................................................................................................98
8.2.3 Preferences: Sensor Views....................................................................................................................................98
8.2.4 Preferences: Color Palettes..................................................................................................................................99
8.2.5 Preferences: Calibration ......................................................................................................................................99
8.3 SETTINGS: AP DEFAULTS............................................................................................................................................100
8.4 SETTINGS: SENSOR DEFAULTS....................................................................................................................................102
CHAPTER 9 GENERATING OUTPUT FROM PLANNER.......................................................................................104
9.1 WLAN PLANNING REPORT ........................................................................................................................................104
APPENDIX A: PLANNING SENSORS...............................................................................................................................107
PLACEMENT OF SENSORS ......................................................................................................................................................107
APPENDIX B: INTEGRATION OF 3COM ® AIRPROTECT PLANNER AND 3COM ® AIRPROTECT
ENTERPRISE........................................................................................................................................................................108
EXPORTING THE PROJECT FROM PLANNER ............................................................................................................................108
APPENDIX C: FILE LEVEL AND APPLICATION LEVEL PARAMETERS...............................................................110
APPENDIX D: GLOSSARY OF TERMS ........................................................................................................................... 111