Alcatel-Lucent omniaccess User Guide

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The Alcatel RF Plan Tool
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Data Entry Fields–Boxed text fields contain user-configurable data. To enter 
or edit the information, click inside the field box.
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Pull-down Menus–These fields allow you to select an item from a preset 
list. The currently selected item is displayed in the box. When the arrow 
button is selected, a list of available options will appear. You can change 
the current selection by clicking on any item in the options list.
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Scrolling Menus–These fields allow you to select an item from a preset list. 
Use the scroll arrows to view the available options. To select a specific 
item from the list, click on the item when displayed.
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Check Boxes–These fields are represented as small squares in front of the 
item text. These fields allow you to turn items on or off by clicking on the 
check box. A feature or option will be turned on, selected, or enabled (as 
appropriate) when the box is checked. A feature or option will be turned 
off, unselected, or disabled when the box is empty.
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Radio Buttons–These fields are represented as small circles in front of the 
item text. When a group of these items appears together, only one can be 
selected at any given time. An item is selected when its circle is filled. An 
item is unselected when the circle is empty.
Applying and Saving
When you edit information on any of the RF Plan pages you need to apply that 
information before it is effective. However, applying the information doesn’t 
save it to your hard drive. You must click on the Save button to permanently 
save the information. 
The following buttons are generally available on configuration pages.
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Apply–Accept all configuration changes made on the current page (does 
not save changes).
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Save–Save all applied configuration changes made since during this config-
uration session to a database file. Unsaved configuration changes will be 
lost when the RF Plan tool is exited.
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Always Apply. If you advance to the next step without clicking on the 
Apply button the information will be lost.
Next Step Button
RF Plan will sequence you through all the pages as you setup your Wireless 
LAN. When you have finished entering the information for each page, click on 
the Next Step button located in the upper right-hand portion of the page.