Coverage planning – HP Radio Frequency Planner Software Series User Manual
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Select one of the following options:
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Coverage Planning: Select to plan the WLAN to enable users at most locations on the floor to connect with a
specified minimum data rate.
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Capacity Planning: Select to plan the WLAN to ensure connectivity with focus on user and application requirements.
4 Depending on the planning focus that you chose in the previous step, Planner displays the
or
5 Once you are done with the WLAN planning, the WLAN Planning Wizard: Summary screen appears depending on the
type of focus.
6 If you wish to change the settings, click <Back>. Click <Finish> to exit the wizard. Planner will auto-place the APs on the
floor map, and assign channels to them.
Coverage Planning
If you have selected Coverage Planning in the previous step of the wizard, the WLAN Planning Wizard: Coverage Planning
screen appears. The maximum data rate supported by an AP depends on the quality of the signal received from that AP. Due
to RF path loss, the signal quality degrades as you move away from an AP, in turn leading to connectivity at lower data rates.
In a coverage-focused plan, you define a minimum data rate for the floor. You plan a WLAN such that users at most locations
on the floor can connect with at least the specified data rate.
Figure 72.
WLAN Planning – Coverage Planning
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AP Model: Displays the AP Model.
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Client Model: Displays the Client Model.
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The AP Properties table displays the Active Protocol. Enter the following details:
Minimum Data Rate (Mbps): Select the minimum data rate for the current active protocols from the drop-down
list. The list contains available and applicable data rates for the active protocol set for each radio in the
Note: If you have selected the same active protocol for more than one radio in the Device Selection screen, Planner displays only one
common row in the table in the above screen.
Planner derives the data rate for 802.11n devices from the channel width and guard interval values.
The WLAN Planning Wizard: Coverage Planning Summary screen appears.