User's Manual

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Contents
1 Introduction
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1.1 PC 1.1PC Hardware Requirements 3
1.2 Installation and Activation 3
1.3 Product Updates 5
2 Fundamentals of Wireless Network Planning
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2.1 Standardization in Wireless Networking 5
2.1.1 The IEEE 802.11b Specification 5
2.1.2 The IEEE 802.11g Specification 6
2.1.3 The IEEE 802.11a Specification 6
2.1.4 The IEEE 802.11h Specification 6
2.2 Frequencies and Channels 6
2.3 Cellular Structure of a Wireless Network 8
2.4 Antennas 9
2.4.1 Omnidirectional Antennas 10
2.4.2 Patch Antennas 10
2.4.3 Yagi Antennas 10
2.5 Attenuation 10
2.6 Theoretical Throughput Rates 10
2.7 Redundancy 11
3 The RF3D User Interface
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3.1 Importing Building Plans 11
3.2 The Toolbox 14
3.3 Drawing and Selecting Elements 15
3.4 The Simulation Tab 15
3.5 The Access Point Tab 17
3.6 Advanced Settings 17
4 Planning Wireless Networks
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4.1 What Application Is Intended? 17
4.2 Entering Environmental Factors 18
4.3 Positioning Access Points 19
4.4 Optimizing Wireless Networks 21
5 Advanced Settings
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5.1 Editing Wall and Floor Libraries 22
5.2 Editing the Access Point/Antenna Library 23
5.3 Options and Settings 27
5.4 Floors with Openings 27
5.5 Split-Level Buildings 28
Appendix A The Antenna Library
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Appendix B The Wall and Floor Library
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Appendix C Table of Colors
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Appendix D EULA
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