HP Radio Frequency Planner Software Series - Manual (Page 5)

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HP RF Planner User Guide
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 B EFORE Y OU B EGIN ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 C ONTACTING HP ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO WLAN PLANNING AND PLANNER ................................................................. 2
2.1 W HAT IS W I -F I ? ............................................................................................................................................................. 2
2.2 D ISADVANTAGES OF P OORLY P LANNED WLAN S ........................................................................................................... 2
2.3 P LANNER : A C OMPLETE WLAN P LANNING S OLUTION .................................................................................................. 3
2.4 D ELIVERABLES FROM P LANNER ..................................................................................................................................... 3
2.5 P LANNER : B ENEFITS ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.6 W ORKING OF P LANNER .................................................................................................................................................. 4
2.7 P LANNER : W ORKFLOW .................................................................................................................................................. 4
CHAPTER 3 LAUNCHING PLANNER ............................................................................................................................ 5
3.1 G LOBAL F UNCTIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.1 Dialogs ................................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.2 Messages ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
3.1.3 Trees ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.4 Other Functions ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.2 O PENING P LANNER ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
3.2.1 New Project File ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 S UPPORT FOR A UTO CAD ............................................................................................................................................... 8
CHAPTER 4 WORKING WITH THE LOCATIONS TREE AND THE DEVICES LIST ......................................... 10
4.1 L OCATIONS T REE .......................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.1.1 Adding a new Location Folder ............................................................................................................................. 10
4.1.2 Adding a new Location Node ............................................................................................................................... 10
4.1.3 Managing Layers .................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.1.4 Viewing/Loading a Location ................................................................................................................................. 14
4.1.5 Closing a Location Node ...................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1.6 Importing a Location ............................................................................................................................................ 15
4.1.7 Cut/Copy/Paste a Location .................................................................................................................................. 17
4.1.8 Moving a Location ............................................................................................................................................... 17
4.1.9 Placing Locations on a Location Folder with an attached image ........................................................................ 17
4.1.10 Renaming a Location ........................................................................................................................................ 18
4.1.11 Deleting a Location .............................................................................................................................................. 19
4.1.12 Modifying Location Properties ......................................................................................................................... 19
4.2 D EVICES L IST ............................................................................................................................................................... 22
CHAPTER 5 MENU AND TOOLBAR OPTIONS ......................................................................................................... 23
5.1.1 Menu Items ........................................................................................................................................................... 23
5.1.2 Updating the License ............................................................................................................................................ 28
5.2 L AYOUT : I CONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 29
5.3 M ANAGING O BJECTS WITHIN THE L AYOUT .................................................................................................................. 30
5.3.1 Selecting Objects .................................................................................................................................................. 30
5.3.2 Moving an Object ................................................................................................................................................. 30
5.3.3 Changing the Properties of an Object .................................................................................................................. 30
5.4 M ANAGING M ATERIAL R EPOSITORIES .......................................................................................................................... 31
5.4.1 Global Material Repository .................................................................................................................................. 31
5.4.2 Local Material Repository .................................................................................................................................... 32
5.4.3 Adding a Material ................................................................................................................................................ 33
5.5 L AYOUT : U SING THE T OOLS OPTIONS ........................................................................................................................... 34
5.5.1 AP Repository ....................................................................................................................................................... 35