Netgear WC7520 - ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller Manual De Referência
RF Planning
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ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520
Figure 17.
Note that the planning tool provides only default placement and shows the coverage area
for each access point.
for each access point.
6.
Move the access points to optimize coverage in desired areas and avoid coverage in
unwanted areas based on the floor plan.
unwanted areas based on the floor plan.
Colored circles around the access point symbols indicate the expected approximate
coverage of the individual access point. The color of the circle represents the expected
quality of the signal strength: a darker color indicates signal overlap with nearby access
points.
coverage of the individual access point. The color of the circle represents the expected
quality of the signal strength: a darker color indicates signal overlap with nearby access
points.
Note:
A red color indicates the strongest coverage area: better than –50 dBm
RSSI; an orange color better than -60 dBm; a yellow color better than –70 dBm;
and so on.
and so on.
Moderate overlap is required for seamless roaming. No overlap will lead to
disconnections and dead spots.
disconnections and dead spots.
You can click an access point icon and drag it to manually reposition it to see how the
new location would affect the coverage. Click Cancel to undo any access point
repositioning changes.
new location would affect the coverage. Click Cancel to undo any access point
repositioning changes.
Use the Zoom slider to increase or decrease the size of the map.
7.
Click Save to save the location map, or click Back to return to the Planning Buildings
screen without savings changes to the location map.
screen without savings changes to the location map.
Note:
For each floor, you can save one location map only. When you
modify and save the location map, the previously saved location
map is overwritten.
map is overwritten.