Optimizing a Network Plan 211Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide• Lock the APs in place, and use the Compute and Place task to recompute the number of APs needed and theirrecommended placement. If this results in new APs being added, install the new APs.• Install new APs and add them to the network plan. Using this method, you install the new AP first, then integrate itinto your network plan.Computing and Placing New APsThe procedure for computing and placing new APs is the same as the procedure you use for initial planning. (Refer to“Compute and Place APs” on page 151.) Using this procedure, you can determine the number and location of additionalAPs you should add to your network.Replanning Your NetworkAfter you have computed and placed new APs in the network plan, you will need to add the APs to your network. Forinformation about adding APs to your network, refer to either the Nortel WLAN Access Point 2330/2330A/2330B Instal-lation Guide or the Nortel WLAN Series 2332 Access Point Installation Guide. This guide contains instructions andspecifications for installing an AP and connecting it to a WSS.After you install a new AP in the network and you want to add it to the network plan, perform the following steps:1 Select the RF Planning tool bar option.2 In the Content panel, display the floor plan where the AP is to be installed.3 In the Organizer panel, click on Coverage Areas.4 Right-click the Coverage Area to which the AP is to be associated, and select Edit Properties from themenu. The Coverage Area Properties dialog for the selected coverage area appears.5 Click the Associations tab to display area associations information for the coverage area.6 In the Available Access Points box, select one or more available APs to use in the coverage area, thenclick Add to move the APs to the Current Access Points box.7 Click OK to close the dialog box.8 In the Organizer panel, click on Objects to Place. A list of the APs you created is displayed in the panel.9 Click on the AP icon, then click on the location where you installed the AP. The AP icon moves from theObjects To Place panel to its location on the floor.What’s Next?You can create a backup copy of your updated network plan, and distribute the WMS configuration to other WSSs.For information about administrative tasks, refer to “Perform Basic Administrative Tasks” on page 163.
