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25 Configuring automatic network planning
WSM automatic network planning can plan the location and number of APs in your network
according to the AP model, transmission power, and on-site conditions before you deploy or extend a
WLAN. Then, WSM generates a network planning report. This function improves WLAN deployment
efficiency.
To plan a wireless network, see the following information:
• Create a location view. For more information, see " 21 Managing wireless views ."
• Entering a location view topology
• Adding a background picture
• Setting a scale
• Drawing obstacles
• Enabling automatic network planning
• Viewing the signal coverage of virtual APs to complete the signal coverage
• Deploying virtual APs
• Generating a network planning report
All operations in this chapter are performed in a location view.
Entering a location view topology
1. Click the Service tab.
2. From the navigation tree, select WLAN Manager > View Management > Location View.
The Location List displays all location views.
3. Enter the location view in one of the following ways:
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Click the View Topology icon for the location whose topology you want to view.
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Click the name link of the target location view, and at the upper right of the page that
appears, click the View Topology icon .
The location view topology displays all sublocations and APs in the current location view.
Adding a background picture
1. On the toolbar at the top of the topology page, click the Add background icon .
The Topo Background-Picture Setting window appears.
2. Select a background picture.
You can use a local picture or a picture from the gallery on the server.
To use a local picture:
a. Select User Upload Picture, and click Browse on the page.
A window appears.