Enabling automatic network planning – H3C Technologies H3C Intelligent Management Center User Manual
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1.
Right-click the obstacle to be deleted.
A confirmation dialog box appears.
2.
Click OK.
Enabling automatic network planning
With automatic network planning enabled, WSM automatically plans the numbers and locations of
APs in a network and generates network planning reports.
Before you enable automatic network planning, delete all virtual APs, if any, in the location view. You
can draw a new area or use an old one.
To enable automatic network planning:
1.
Right-click on a blank area, and from the shortcut menu, select Auto Plan > Draw Covered Area.
The Auto Plan Parameters window appears.
2.
Configure the following parameters:
{
2.4G—Select this option to enable 2.4-GHz radios. If you select this option, you must select
a radio type. Options are 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11gn.
{
5G—Select this option to enable 5-GHz radios. If you select this option, you must select a
radio type. Options are 802.11a and 802.11an.
{
AP Vendor—Select the vendor for the virtual AP. Options are H3C and HP.
{
AP Model—Select the virtual AP model. The AP model is refreshed automatically to keep
consistency with the AP vendor.
{
Minimum Signal Strength (dBm)—Enter the minimum signal strength value. The default is –70
dBm. Devices must be detected at signals greater than –75 dBm. No fewer than three access
points should have signal detection levels below –75 dBm.
{
Concurrent Online User Count—Enter the expected number of concurrent online users. Make
sure the number of concurrent online users in the planned region is not less than the
expected number when the bandwidth for each user is ensured at the same time.
{
Per-User Bandwidth (Mbps)—Enter the minimum per-user bandwidth. The average bandwidth
for a user in the planned region must not be less than the minimum per-user bandwidth.
3.
Click OK.
You are in auto plan region mode.
4.
Click and drag the cursor on the background picture, and click at the desired positions to draw
a network planning area.
5.
You can click the Pointer icon on the toolbar at the top of the topology page at any time to
exit auto plan region mode.
6.
Double-click to finish drawing the network planning area.
The system exits auto plan region mode automatically.The network planning area is highlighted
on the background picture.
7.
Right-click on a blank area, and from the shortcut menu, select Auto Plan > Auto Lay APs
8.
The blue AP icons indicate where to deploy APs.