3com 3CRWX120695A WXR100 User Manual

You can change the following RF planning options:

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Typical transmit power for clients in the 3Com network.

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Color schemes for showing RF information

To change the typical client’s transmit power:

1 Select Tools > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.

2 Click the RF tab. 

3 In the Typical Client Tx Power box, specify the typical transmit power 

(1 to 20 dBm) for clients in the network. The default is 13 dBm, which is 
a common client transmit power.

If you want to choose the color for an RF technology or obstacle, see 
“Changing Colors”.

You can change the color schemes for showing the following types of RF 
information:

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802.11a channels

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802.11b and 802.11g channels

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RF obstacles

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Radio transmit data rates

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Receive signal strength (RSSI)

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Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)

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Client load (number of clients associated with a radio)

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Probability of a rogue device or client being in a specific location

For each scheme, you can change a color using any of the following 
methods:

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Select a color from a predefined palette.

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Change the hue, saturation, and brightness (HSB) properties of a color.

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Change the red, blue, and green (RGB) properties of a color.