Netgear WC7500 - ProSAFE® Wireless Controller User Manual

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RF Planning and Deployment 
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ProSAFE Wireless Controller 
Note:
In a redundancy group, after a failover occurs to a redundant controller, 
RF planning is no longer accessible. Only after a switchback to the 
primary controller occurs, RF planning becomes available again.
Planning Requirements
To expedite your planning efforts, collect the information that is listed in 
 and 
before you use RF planning.
Use a worksheet similar to the following table to collect your building information.
Use a worksheet similar to the following table to collect your information for each floor in the 
building.
Table 8.  Building planning table 
Item
Your Information
Building length
 
Building width
 
Building height
 
Number of floors
 
Distance in height between floors
 
Table 9.  Floor planning table 
Item
Your Information
Floor dimensions if different from building dimensions
Length
 
Width
 
Height
 
Define WiFi coverage and noncoverage areas
WiFi coverage areas
 
WiFi noncoverage areas
 
WiFi building obstacles
Dry walls
 
Wood walls
 
Plastic walls
 
Glass walls