Planning the Nortel WLAN 2300 System 149Nortel WLAN—Management Software 2300 Series Reference Guide• Data Rate—Coverage is shown in colored bands that represent each of the data transmit ratessupported by the radio. These rates are standard for each radio type.• RSSI—Coverage is shown based on the received signal strength indication (RSSI) of theradio’s signal heard by other radios.2 In the Coverage Areas section of the Organizer panel, select the scope for which you want to displaycoverage. You can display coverage for an individual radio, a specific coverage area, or all coverage areason the floor.• To select multiple contiguous objects, click Shift while selecting.• To select multiple noncontiguous objects, click Ctrl while selecting.If you need to make adjustments, do the following:1 Manually move the APs, or increase the transmit power levels.2 Manually create more APs, and place them on the floor.3 Modify the coverage area so that the capacity requirements are higher.Verifying the Wireless NetworkYou can use the following tools to help verify the wireless network:• Show RF coverage.• Place RF measurement points.• Use RF interactive measurement mode.Showing RF CoverageLooking at the RF coverage allows you to see if the entire area is adequately covered by the APs. You can move the APsand see how the coverage changes.You can see the RF coverage for an area by doing the following:1 In the Coverage Areas section of the Organizer panel, select the coverage area.2 Right-click and select Show RF Coverage.This procedure displays coverage provided by the access points on a single floor. To also view coverage provided to thecurrent floor from access points on the floor above or below, do the following.1 In the Coverage Areas section of the Organizer panel, navigate to the floor.2 Expand the floor to display its coverage areas.3 Right-click on a coverage area, and select Show RF Coverage.Note. If you manually add APs to a coverage area, they might be moved or removed thenext time you perform Compute and Place.
