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    3Com® AirProtect Planner User Guide 3CWXPGS Wireless LAN Planning for Security, Coverage and Performance Version 5.0 www.3Com.com Part number: 10016914 June 2008
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    or documentation contained in, or delivered to you in conjunction with guide. Unless otherwise indicated, 3Com registered trademarks are registered in the . All other products and services are trademarks, registered trademarks, and service marks or registered service marks of their respective owners
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    use. You may reproduce one (1) copy of the Software and Documentation for backup or archive purposes in support of your use of the Software as permitted hereunder. Each copy of the Software and Documentation must contain to you from 3Com upon written request. ii 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    warranties applicable to the Software are as stated on the Limited Warranty Sheet or in the product manual, whether in paper or electronic form, accompanying the Software. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED ON SUCH EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE iii 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    -specific contact information. Copyright © 2008 3Com Corporation and its Licensors. All rights reserved. 3Com is a registered trademark of 3Com Corporation. iv 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    3.1.3 Trees ...5 3.1.4 Other Functions...5 3.2 OPENING PLANNER ...5 3.2.1 New Project File...6 3.3 SUPPORT FOR AUTOCAD ...8 CHAPTER 4 WORKING WITH THE LOCATIONS TREE AND THE DEVICES LIST 10 4.1 Tools Menu ...29 Help Menu ...30 5.1.2 Updating the License...30 v 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    OUTDOOR LAYOUT 67 7.2.1 AP Coverage View...67 7.2.2 AP Channel View...69 7.2.3 AP Link Speed View...71 7.2.4 AP Interference View ...72 vi 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    ...108 EXPORTING THE PROJECT FROM PLANNER ...108 APPENDIX C: FILE LEVEL AND APPLICATION LEVEL PARAMETERS 110 APPENDIX D: GLOSSARY OF TERMS ...111 vii 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    website at www.3com.com. 1.3 Contact Information 3Com Corporation 350 Campus Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752 508‐323‐5000 (Tel) 508‐323‐1111 (Fax) For technical support, send an email to: [email protected] 1 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User
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    and presents Planner as the solution to such problems. Planner plans the entire network with the lot of time and effort in troubleshooting issues, quality of service, and security exposure after the deployment to enable live 24x7 RF monitoring • Troubleshooting remotely • Restructuring the whole plan
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    the Operating Expenditure (OPEX) by estimating the network performance and minimizing network problems and on‐going network maintenance through proper planning. • Reduce Capital Expenditure (CAPEX • WLAN Planning Wizard ¾ Capacity Planning ¾ Coverage Planning 3 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    WLAN Planning and Planner ¾ Auto Device Placement ¾ Auto Channel Allocation • Capacity Estimation • Support of AutoCAD files for site modeling. 2.6 Working of Planner Perform the following steps for WLAN layout as depicted below. Figure 1. Planner Workflow 4 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    : 1 Create a new Wi‐Fi Project 2 Select from one of the recently used Wi‐Fi Projects 3 Open an existing Wi‐Fi Project 5 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    dialog box, select a location from the folder tree or click to add a new location to the folder tree. 6 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    a node for that .spm file under the 'Root' location folder, and displays the .spm file. The project layout appears as follows. 7 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    the location selected in the Locations tree. 3.3 Support for AutoCAD Planner supports AutoCAD files. An AutoCAD file contains the section Managing Layers to know more about managing layers of an AutoCAD file. Planner supports the following versions of AutoCAD files: • Autodesk DXF Release 10, 11, 12
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    from an AutoCAD file. • Layout Dimensions • Layer Information Planner supports the following shapes of objects. All these shapes must be 2D. • Lines • Rectangles • Polygons • Circles • Arcs However, Planner does not support the following shapes: • Doughnut • Hollow Arcs • Curved Polygons • Spline
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    which you wish to add a new location node, and select Add Location Node. The New Location Node dialog box appears. 10 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    the location node. Once you select and import an AutoCAD file for a location node, the Manage Layers dialog box appears. 11 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    map. Incase you do not know the dimensions of the layout, click . The Find Layout Dimensions screen appears. 12 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    only if there is more than one node under a location folder and that folder has Consider Cross Floor Spillage activated. 13 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    an AutoCAD file for a location node, the Manage Layers dialog box appears. Figure 11. Managing Layers of an AutoCAD file 14 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Select the checkbox against the layers you want. You can override the existing status of each layer by manually selecting them based on your requirement. • Material Type: Select the material type from the drop‐down to assign the default application environment. 15 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    : • Go to FileÆOpen. • Right‐click a location folder from the Locations tree and select Import. The Open dialog box appears. 16 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    . 1 Right‐click a location folder or node that you want to cut/copy, from the Locations tree. Select Cut or Copy. 17 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    image, in the right pane. 3 To view details about the location, hold the mouse cursor over the green colored bullets. 18 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    select Properties. The Location Folder Properties dialog box appears which allows you to edit the name of the location folder. 19 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    . Use the following steps to do so: 1 Right‐click a location folder or node from the Locations tree and select Properties. 20 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Folder Properties or Location Node Properties dialog box appears. Edit the desired location properties. Figure 22. Viewing Location Folder Properties 21 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    by right‐clicking or double‐clicking the device. Note: Refer to the section Device Library to perform devices related operations. 22 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Working with the Locations Tree and the Devices List Figure 24. Devices List 23 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    . Note: Advanced users can skip the menus section and directly refer to Layout Icons. File Menu Figure 25. File Menu 24 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    projects Closes the Planner application Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+N Ctrl+O Ctrl+S Ctrl+E Ctrl+G Edit Menu Toolbar Button Figure 26. Edit Menu 25 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    points of the object Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+Z Ctrl+Y Ctrl+X Ctrl+C Ctrl+V Del Ctrl+A Ctrl+R Toolbar Button Figure 27. View Menu 26 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    view the Location Tree Control Pane Select to view the Control Pane Draw Menu Toolbar Button Figure 28. Draw Menu 27 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    ). Move the mouse to get the desired curve (#6) 4 Left‐click the last point (#7) 5 Right‐click to complete the curved polygon 28 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Tools Menu Menu and Toolbar Options Figure 31. Tools Menu 29 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Menu Name Update License 3Com ® AirProtect Planner Help User Guide About 3Com ® AirProtect Planner Description Updates the License Displays the Planner Help file Displays the Planner User Guide in .PDF format Displays information about Planner 5.1.2 Updating the License
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    The following icons available to you from the Planner Toolbar. Some of these are not covered in the Menu List. 31 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    the layout to where you want the object placed. You will see the outline of the object you are drawing. 32 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    . Layout Object Properties To change the properties of an object, double‐click or right‐click the object and select Properties. 33 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Material Repository. Figure 37. Global Material Repository You can perform the following functions from the Global Material Repository dialog box: 34 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    appears where you can make the desired changes. Note: is replaced by when you select a user‐defined material. 35 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Repository: Adding a New Material Figure 40. Local Material Repository: Adding a New Material Common Properties: • Name: Name of the new material. 36 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Repository dialog box displays a list of available APs, their manufacturer, model, and number of radios. You can do the following: 37 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    802.11n advance parameters dialog box appears. IEEE 802.11n Advance Parameters You can describe advance parameters for 802.11n. 38 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    . Delete AP Click and confirm the deletion of an AP. 5.5.2 Sensor Repository Select Sensor Repository from the Tools menu. 39 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    • Delete a Sensor Add Sensor Click to add a Sensor and specify the Sensor properties. Figure 46. Sensor Repository - Adding a Sensor 40 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    a new antenna, delete an antenna, or define new radiation patterns for an antenna. Select Antenna Repository from the Tools menu. 41 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Antenna Click on the Antenna Repository dialog box to modify an existing antenna. The Modify Antenna dialog box appears. 42 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Radiation Pattern: ¾ Add a Radiation Pattern ¾ View a Radiation Pattern Note: The Delete option is disabled in case of Standard Radiation Patterns. 43 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    on the Radiation Pattern Repository dialog box to modify a custom radiation pattern. The Modify Radiation Pattern dialog box appears. 44 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    , minimum and maximum attenuation factors. You can do the following: • In case of a Default Application Environment: ¾ Add an Application Environment 45 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    > on the Application Environment Repository dialog box to modify an existing application environment. The Modify Application Environment dialog box appears. 46 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    provides a list of the link speed of an AP mapped to the signal strength in the ascending order.The Add 47 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    protocol. • Signal Strength: Lists the signal strength corresponding to the link speed. Select a value and click to edit the value. 48 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    or 802.11b/g/n protocols in the ascending order based on selected channel width. • MCS: Specifies the data rate supported by 802.11n. • Link Speed (Guard Interval=800): Lists the link speed of the AP for the respective Waterfall Curve dialog box appears. 49 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    import any of the parameters. Select Import Planner Settings from the Tools menu. The Import Planner Settings dialog box appears. 50 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    synchronization with all the configurations. Select Export Planner Settings from the Tools menu. The Export Planner Settings dialog box appears. 51 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    from the Tools menu. Location Properties: Dimensions Tab The Dimensions tab allows you to change the dimensions of the layout. 52 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    specify the calculations' settings and path loss model settings. You can also invoke this screen by clicking from the Toolbar. 53 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    .spm file. Refer to the Local Material Repository section to see the various functions you can perform from this tab. 54 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    be numbered as MyBuildingS01, MyBuildingS02, and so on. The system will behave similarly with Layout Name and User defined names. 55 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    like devices on the floor map and defined area polygons before launching the wizard. If the layout has manually placed devices, then Planner asks if you wish to delete the devices from the layout. If you select shows the steps in the WLAN Planning workflow. 56 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Planning Wizard: Device Selection screen helps you select the desired AP model and set AP properties vital to WLAN performance. 57 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    . You must go to the AP properties screen to modify the same. ™ Channel Width (MHz): Specify the desired channel width. 58 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    specify the planning objective for the 802.11 WLAN, while also guiding you in planning. Figure 72. WLAN Planning - Planning Objective Planner WLAN Planning Wizard: Coverage Planning screen appears. The maximum data rate supported by an AP depends on the quality of the signal received from that
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    Planning Summary The Coverage Planning Summary screen gives you a summary of the coverage‐focused plan as per your requirements and 60 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    . ¾ Voice traffic: Specify the percentage voice traffic. ¾ Number of voice calls per AP: Specify the maximum number of VoIP calls that an AP can simultaneously support. The WLAN Planning Wizard: Capacity Planning - Advance Parameters screen appears. 61 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User
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    want to consider the effect of Wi‐Fi Interference. ¾ Yes ¾ No The WLAN Planning Wizard: Capacity Planning Summary screen appears. 62 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    . Clicking or tells you that the auto AP placement is not able to place all the APs for the selected layout. Hence, you must manually place the remaining APs at the desired locations after you exit the wizard. It also asks you to use Auto Channel Allocation to minimize interference
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    Placement explained in detail in the next section. 6.2 Auto Device Placement Planner considers the following factors during Auto Device Placement. 64 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    left, then Planner displays a message that the remaining devices cannot be placed automatically and hence you can manually place the same at any desired location on the floor map. Planner shows a list of these devices the estimated capacity for the layout. 65 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    : RF View Area RF views (also called RF maps) are classified into three groups as shown in the following table. 66 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    in this view. Clicking at a point on the layout displays the predicted RSSI at that point in the Status bar. 67 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Device Placement on the Layout Model Figure 83. AP Coverage View: Indoor Layout Figure 84. AP Coverage View: Outdoor Layout 68 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    select one or any combination or all three protocols to view the channel coverage for those protocols on the layout. 69 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Device Placement on the Layout Model Figure 86. AP Channel View: Indoor Layout Figure 87. AP Channel View: Outdoor Layout 70 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    plan for minimum link speed at all locations on the current layout. Figure 88. AP Link Speed View: Indoor Layout 71 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    calculating interference. You can also view the channel interference for certain channels by going to ToolsÆSettingsÆPreferencesÆAP Views. 72 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Device Placement on the Layout Model Figure 90. Interference View: Selecting Channels Figure 91. AP Interference View: Indoor Layout 73 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    a color code. You can set the values using the color palette given at the bottom of the AP Redundancy View. 74 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Device Placement on the Layout Model Figure 93. AP Redundancy View: Indoor Layout Figure 94. AP Redundancy View: Outdoor Layout 75 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    shows five levels of SINR values: Very Poor, Poor, Moderate, Good, and Excellent. Figure 95. AP SINR View: Indoor Layout 76 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    of the prevention range of Sensors. The actual prevention range is likely to be greater than the predicted prevention range. 77 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Device Placement on the Layout Model Figure 97. Sensor Coverage View: Indoor Layout Figure 98. Sensor Coverage View: Outdoor Layout 78 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    risk/safety levels are color‐coded. It helps you identify the number of Sensors needed to adequately cover the layout against threats. Planner supports the following types of threats: • Rogue AP • Honeypot AP • Ad hoc connection • DoS Attack • MAC Spoofing • Client Misassociation • Misconfigured AP
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    colored; any region which is white indicates that the region is not secured due to absence of signal from a Sensor. 80 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Device Placement on the Layout Model Figure 101. Sensor Redundancy View: Indoor Layout Figure 102. Sensor Redundancy View: Outdoor Layout 81 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    for stable readings. You can also take readings at any location by right‐clicking that point and selecting . 82 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    High signal certainty values from the drop‐down list. Clicking the Signal Certainty Level tab displays an information pop‐up. 83 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    from the layout perimeter can also be detected by the Sensor and the transmission can be prevented, if found malicious. 84 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    select the protocols. 1 Click from the Toolbar. 2 Select the desired protocol and device in the Filters dialog box. 3 Click . 85 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Device Placement views. Double‐click the Color Index to open the Color dialog box where you can customize the colors. 86 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    115. Status and Control Pane: Interference 7.4.6 SINR The status bar displays the SINR level at a particular location on the layout. 87 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    spheres when you drag a device onto the layout. These spheres serve as useful guidelines while deciding the placement of devices. 88 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    the AP in the Device List and select Properties • Double‐click the AP The Access Point Properties dialog box appears. 89 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    and secondary channels from the drop‐down list. The difference between the primary and secondary channel values is four units. 90 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    of available waterfall curves for the selected protocol. ¾ Power (mW): Select a power level from the supported power values at which the AP will operate for each selected protocol. You must keep the default values, from the drop‐down list. • Radio Properties 91 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Each radio can operate on any one of the protocols. ¾ Power (mW): Select a power level from the supported power values at which the Sensor operates for each selected protocol. You must keep the default values, which are group and click the Statistics icon. 92 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Not Covered By Defined Area • Complete Layout Figure 122. Statistics: Area - Signal Distribution Figure 123. Statistics: Area - Link Speed Distribution 93 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    view the Statistics for Sensor Prevention, ensure that you have selected the Show Prevention checkbox in the Sensor Coverage View. 94 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    the project. If you have not saved the project, Planner prompts you to save the project, under the following circumstances: 95 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Device Placement on the Layout Model • Open another project. • Create a new project. • Save as a different project. • Export the whole project for import into 3Com ® AirProtect Enterprise or any other system running Planner. • Exit Planner. 96 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    . Preferences - Layout Designer 8.2.1 Preferences: Layout Designer The Layout Designer allows you to perform the following functions on the Layout Designer. 97 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    channel interference for the selected channels. 8.2.3 Preferences: Sensor Views Go to SettingsÆPreferencesÆSensor Views, the Sensor Views tab appears. 98 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    the color index to change the color palette settings. 8.2.5 Preferences: Calibration Go to SettingsÆPreferencesÆCalibration, the Calibration tab appears. 99 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    AP in the AP tree in the Device Library window and select Properties. The Default AP Properties dialog box appears. 100 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    four units. ¾ Waterfall Curve: Select a waterfall curve from the drop‐down list of available waterfall curves for the selected protocol. 101 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Settings ¾ Power (mW): Select a power level from the supported power values at which the AP will operate for each selected protocol. You must keep the default values, which are from the drop‐down list. Each radio can operate on any one of the protocols. 102 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Settings ¾ Power (mW): Select a power level from the supported power values at which the Sensor operates for each selected protocol. You must keep the default values, which Click to save the changes. Alternately, click to discard the changes. 103 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    for which you are to generate a report, Planner prompts you to do so. This displays the Generate Report dialog box. 104 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    . • Click to change the report details. The Report Details dialog box appears. Figure 138. Report Details 105 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    folder. Figure 139. Browsing for Folder Click to generate the report. Alternately, click to discard the action. 106 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    you can perform the calculations in any of the views, and view the respective device coverage in the respective view. 107 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    , Sensor Spillage, and Calibration Views in the Network Planner. Figure 140. Exporting the Planner Project The Export dialog box appears. 108 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    and save the project. Alternately, click to discard the Export action. The Project Zip Export Summary Viewer screen appears. 109 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    Planner. Maximum 4 40 dB 3 4 4 Not applicable Not applicable Maximum -10 dBm -20 dBm 10 -20 dBm 20 -20 dBm 10 110 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    networking and Planner related terms and abbreviations used in this guide. Table 3 Glossary of Terms Term Definition 802.11 802 specification operates at radio frequencies in the 2.4 to 2.497 GHz range and supports overlapping channels of 22 MHz each. The frequency ranges and channels vary based
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    of up to 54 Mbps. IEEE expanded on the original 802.11 standard in July 1999, creating the 802.11b specification. 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    on the scene. 802.11g attempts to combine the best of both 802.11a and 802.11b. 802.11g supports bandwidth up to 54 Mbps, and it uses the 2.4 GHz frequency for greater range. 802.11g is backwards compatible ns and an optional short Guard Interval of 400 ns. 113 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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    two levels: Medium Access Control (MAC) and physical (PHY) layers. At the MAC layer, Multiple MAC Service Data Units (MSDUs) or subframes are aggregated and an aggregated MSDU (A-MSDU) is delivered to the PHY is regulatory domain complaint for any region. 114 3Com ® AirProtect Planner User Guide
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3Com® AirProtect Planner
User Guide
3CWXPGS
Wireless LAN Planning for Security,
Coverage and Performance
Version 5.0
www.3Com.com
Part number:
10016914
June 2008