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Plan RF Coverage How you plan the RF coverage for your network depends on whether you
are planning for the widest coverage or are planning for capacity. There
are other contributing factors. One group of users may be mobile and
require high throughput performance (a higher bandwidth), while
another group of users are more stationary and require less throughput.
Select the RF Coverage tab in the Create Building wizard to define your
coverage area. This section contains the following coverage tasks:
“Add Wiring Closets” on page 133
“Create Coverage Areas” on page 134
“Compute and Place MAPs” on page 142
“Assign Channel Settings” on page 144
“Calculate Optimal Power” on page 146
“Display Coverage” on page 148
Add Wiring Closets A wiring closet is a container for switches. You need to add at least one
wiring closet location to the floor plan. Also consider if you are installing
direct MAPs. Direct MAPs (access points directly connected to the WX)
should be connected to the WX with UTP Cat 5 cabling. The distance
between the MAP and the WX in the wiring closet can not exceed 100
meters (330 feet).
To add a wiring closet
1 Display the floor plan in the Content panel.
2 In the Task List panel, click Tools.
3 In the Wiring Closer/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
Create Wiring Closet wizard appears.
