2. Right-click (Macintosh: Control+click), and select Lock. You can no longer move the WLA
Coverage Areas That Could Not Be Optimized
If power levels for one or more coverage areas could not be optimized, show the RF coverage at baseline association and minimum transmit rates for coverage areas by performing the following:
1. From the Visualization area in the Tasks panel, there are several tools:
RF Coverage — Coverage is shown in colored bands representing coverage by technology. Data Rate — Coverage is shown in colored bands representing data transmission rates supported
by a radio. These rates are standard for each radio type.
Location Accuracy — Coverage is shown based on location accuracy of radios.
RSSI — Coverage is shown based on Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) at other radios. Clear Visualization — Clears visualization displays.
2. In the Coverage Areas section of the Organizer panel, select a scope for display coverage. You can display coverage for an individual radio, a specific coverage area, or all coverage areas on a floor.
To select multiple contiguous objects, click Shift while selecting.
To select multiple non-contiguous objects, click Ctrl (Macintosh: Command) while selecting.
To make adjustments, do the following:
1. Manually move access points, or increase transmit power levels. 2. Manually create more access points, and place them on a floor.
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3. Modify a coverage areas so capacity capabilities are higher.
Displaying Coverage
Looking at RF coverage allows you to see if an area is adequately covered by APs. You can move APs to see how coverage changes.
1. From the Visualization area in the Tasks panel, there are several tools:
RF Coverage — Coverage is shown in colored bands representing coverage by technology. Data Rate — Coverage is shown in colored bands representing data transmission rates supported
by a radio. These rates are standard for each radio type.
Location Accuracy — Coverage is shown based on location accuracy of radios.
RSSI — Coverage shown uses Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) at other radios. Clear Visualization — Clears visualization displays.
2. Right-click (Macintosh: Control+click) on a coverage area and select Show RF Coverage. 3. Select the A, B, or G icon from the toolbar to view the coverage area for that technology. The
coverage area is displayed, color-coded by channel.
If a coverage area provided by an AP on the floor above or below is one meter or less, RingMaster
displays a message. This coverage area is not displayed on the floor plan.
If you manually add access points to a coverage area, they might be moved or removed the next time you perform Compute and Place.
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Creating Additional Wiring Closets
To create a new wiring closet on a floor:
1. Display the floor plan in the Content panel. 2. In the Tasks panel, click Tools.
3. In the Wiring Closet/Misc area under Coverage Area, click the (Insert Wiring Closet) icon.
4. Click in the floor display where you want to place the wiring closet. The Wiring ClosetProperties
dialog appears.
5. In the Name field, type the name of the wiring closet (1 to 60 characters, with no tabs).
6. If you have not defined an MX in RingMaster, click Finish to save changes. Otherwise, go to Step 7.
RingMaster determines how many MXs are needed when computing the number of access points required and automatically creates them.
7. To add a previously created WLC to a wiring closet, select the WLC in the Available Devices list, then click Add to move it to the Current Devices field.
To remove an WLC from a wiring closet, select the WLC in the Current Devices list, then click
Remove to move it to the Available Devices field. If there are two or more WLCs in a wiring closet, you can change the order RingMaster uses to check switches for free ports. If there are no free ports on listed switches, RingMaster creates and inserts a new WLC in the wiring closet. Select an WLC and click Up or Down to change the order of the WLCs.
8. Click Finish to save changes.
Placing Third-Party Access Points
If you have third-party access points in your network, you can place icons for them on your floor layout and configure their radio attributes using RingMaster. The radio attributes are taken into consideration when
RingMaster assigns channels to APs.
If you add third-party access points while using the Configuration Navigation Bar button, the access
points are listed in RF Planning on the Objects to Place tab, and you can move them to their locations on the floor plans. (See Moving a Third-Party AP to a Floor Location.)
You also can add third-party access points in RF Planning. (See Creating and Placing an Icon for a
Third-Party Access Point.)
Moving a Third-Party AP to a Floor Location
If you added a third-party access point while using the Configuration Navigation Bar button, the access point is on the Objects to Place tab.
1. In RF Planning, navigate to the floor plan. 2. In the Organizer panel, click Objects to Place. 3. Select the icon or description of the AP.
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4. On the floor plan, click on a location where you want to place the AP.
RingMaster removes an AP from Objects to Place and places an icon on the floor plan.
Creating and Placing an Icon for a Third-Party Access Point
1. In RF Planning, navigate to a floor plan. 2. In the Tasks panel, click Tools.
3. In the Coverage Area task group, under Wiring Closet/Misc, click the (Insert Third-Party ap) icon
4. On the floor plan, click where you want the third-party access point to be placed. The Create Third-Party AP wizard appears.
5. In the Name field, type a name for the access point. You can use 1 to 32 characters, with no punctuation except the following: period (.), hyphen (-), or underscore (_).
6. Optionally, in the Manufacturer ID field, type the manufacturer identification for the access point (1 to 30 characters, with no spaces).
7. In the Product ID field, type the product identification for the access point (1 to 30 characters, with no spaces).
8. In the IP Address field, type the IP address for the access point. If you specify an IP address, you can use Telnet and a Web browser with this access point.
9. From the Telnet Port Number list, specify the port number for Telnet service. 10. From the HTTP Port Number list, specify the port number for HTTP service. 11. Click Next. The following dialog appears:
12. From the AP Model and Radio Type lists, select from the following:
AP (Single Radio) — 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11na, 802.11ng AP (Dual Radio) — 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11ng
13. Click Next. The following dialog appears: 14. Select a PoE Source from the list as follows:
High Power 802.3af Dual 802.3af
15. If you select 802.3af, select the radio to power using either the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz check box. 16. Click Finish to save changes.