Planning the Nortel WLAN 2300 System 77Nortel WLAN—Management Software 2300 Series Reference GuidePlanning the Nortel WLAN2300 SystemRF Planning Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Creating or Modifying a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Creating or Modifying Buildings in a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Creating or Modifying Floors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Importing or Drawing Floor Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Specifying the RF Characteristics of a Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Defining Wireless Coverage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Placing Third-Party Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Placing Installed and Auto-Configured APs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Computing AP Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Verifying the Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Generating RF Network Design Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Note. You can import floor plans and create coverage areas even if you do not install aplanning license. However, a planning license is required to create RF obstacles, computeand place equipment, assign radio channels, and optimize power settings. To request andinstall a license, see “Serial Number and License Key” (page 31).Note. The RF Planning software does not support outdoor installations. Results obtaineddo not compensate nor account for obstacles and characteristics typically associated withoutdoor environments. Nortel does not warrant or support any outdoor deployments orinstallations of the WLAN 2300 system implemented with the use of this tool.
