Netgear WC7500-Wireless User Manual - Page 56

ProSAFE Wireless Controller Recommended RF Planning Procedure for a Building We recommend that you first set up your building and floors to scale and define the floor plans. For more information, see Manage a Building and Floors for an RF Plan on page 56. Then, for each floor, perform the following tasks: • Use the WiFi Auto Planning Advisor See Use the WiFi Auto Planning Advisor to Generate an RF Plan for a Floor on page 70. • (Optional) Manually add and fine-tune access points on each floor. See Manually Add and Manage Access Points on a Floor Map for an RF Plan on page 76. • (Optional) Manually add and fine-tune antennas. See Manually Add and Manage Antennas on a Floor Map for an RF Plan on page 79. • (Optional) Display the WiFi coverage. See Display and Recalculate the WiFi Coverage for a Heat Map on page 83. • (Optional) Display and fine-tune the WiFi inventory. See Display or Change the WiFi Inventory for an RF Plan on page 84. • (Optional) Download the report. See Download a Report for an RF Plan on page 87. After you install or move the physical access points and antennas according to the RF plan for a floor, deploy the floor plan by placing the virtual access points at the virtual locations on the floor map to match the actual physical locations of the physical access points on the floor as closely as possible. Doing so enables you to generate a realistic heat map for the deployed floor plan. For more information, see View the Heat Map for a Deployed Floor Plan on page 88. Manage a Building and Floors for an RF Plan This section describes how you can define a building and floors and make modifications after you define them. Defining a floor includes the following main tasks: • Uploading a custom floor map and setting dimensions (see Add a Building and Floors on page 57) • If you do not set dimensions, scaling the floor (see Scale a Floor on page 60) • Adding WiFi coverage zones and WiFi noncoverage zones (see Add a WiFi Coverage or WiFi Noncoverage Zone to a Floor on page 61) • Adding WiFi building obstacles (see Add a WiFi Building Obstacle to a Floor on page 62) • Adding WiFi obstruction areas (see Add a WiFi Obstruction Area on page 65) RF Planning and Deployment 56