Netgear WC7500-Wireless User Manual - Page 53

ProSAFE Wireless Controller Application, Browser, and Port Requirements for RF Planning For you to be able to access the RF planning pages in the web management interface, make sure that your computer can run Adobe Flash Player and that Java is enabled in your browser. If you get a Java security warning, add an exception. To display the RF planning pages, you might need to refresh your browser's cache. For most browsers, to refresh the cache, press the F5 key. For remote access (that is, access over a WAN interface) to the RF planning pages, specific ports must be open your computer's firewall: • For remote HTTPS access, make sure that ports 4430 and 8443 are open. • For remote HTTP access, make sure that ports 80 and 8080 are open. RF Planning Overview You can do the following with RF planning: • Define WLAN coverage. • Estimate the number of access points required based on signal quality and number of clients per access point. • Optimize the placement of access points for the best coverage. • Monitor WLAN coverage, rogue access points, and blacklisted clients for a plan that is in deployment. • Identify weak signal spots and dead spots from a coverage hole and add additional access points to mitigate the situation. RF planning provides a view of each floor in a building, allowing you to specify how WiFi coverage must be provided. RF planning then provides coverage maps and access point placement locations. For deployed RF plans, real-time calibration lets you visualize the indoor propagation of RF signals to identify areas with a weak signal or dead spots and add additional access points in the right location to mitigate the weak signal or dead spots. Note: In a stacking configuration, RF planning is accessible only from the master controller. The access points that are controlled by the slave controllers are displayed in the web management interface of the master controller. These access point are displayed in the default building (Building-1) on the default floor (Floor-1) of the master controller. RF Planning and Deployment 53