Netgear WC7500-Wireless User Manual - Page 61

Add a WiFi Coverage or WiFi Noncoverage Zone to a Floor, Meter, Confirm, Login, Plans > Planning

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ProSAFE Wireless Controller 9. Select Meter or Feet from the menu and enter the distance between the two points. 10. Click the Confirm button. The floor map is scaled. 11. Click the Save icon. Your settings are saved. Add a WiFi Coverage or WiFi Noncoverage Zone to a Floor A WiFi coverage zone on a floor is an area in which access points must provide WiFi coverage. A WiFi noncoverage zone on a floor is an area in which access points do not need to provide WiFi coverage, for example, a storage area. Note: Before you add a WiFi coverage or WiFi noncoverage zone, first define the floor dimensions (see Add a Single Floor to a Building on page 59) or scale the floor (see Scale a Floor on page 60).  To add a WiFi coverage or WiFi noncoverage zone to a floor: 1. Open a web browser, and in the browser's address field, type the wireless controller's IP address. By default, the IP address is 192.168.0.250. The wireless controller's login window opens. 2. Enter your user name and password. 3. Click the Login button. The wireless controller's web management interface opens and displays the Summary page. 4. Select Plans > Planning. The page displays the Planning icons. 5. In the building tree on the left, click the + icon of the building that contains the floor. The floor names display. 6. Click the floor name. The floor map displays. 7. Click the Zone icon. 8. Click either the Coverage Zone icon or the Non-AP Zone icon. 9. Anchor a rectangle at one point on the floor map and define the WiFi coverage zone or the zone in which you do not need WiFi coverage. 10. To remove the zone, click the Undo link, and repeat Step 7 though Step 9. 11. Click the Save icon. Your settings are saved. RF Planning and Deployment 61

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RF Planning and Deployment
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ProSAFE Wireless Controller
9.
Select
Meter
or
Feet
from the menu and enter the distance between the two points.
10.
Click the
Confirm
button.
The floor map is scaled.
11.
Click the
Save
icon.
Your settings are saved.
Add a WiFi Coverage or WiFi Noncoverage Zone to a Floor
A WiFi coverage zone on a floor is an area in which access points must provide WiFi
coverage. A WiFi noncoverage zone on a floor is an area in which access points do not need
to provide WiFi coverage, for example, a storage area.
Note:
Before you add a WiFi coverage or WiFi noncoverage zone, first define
the floor dimensions (see
Add a Single Floor to a Building
on page 59)
or scale the floor (see
Scale a Floor
on page 60).
To add a WiFi coverage or WiFi noncoverage zone to a floor:
1.
Open a web browser, and in the browser’s address field, type the wireless controller’s IP
address.
By default, the IP address is 192.168.0.250.
The wireless controller’s login window opens.
2.
Enter your user name and password.
3.
Click the
Login
button.
The wireless controller’s web management interface opens and displays the Summary
page.
4.
Select
Plans > Planning
.
The page displays the Planning icons.
5.
In the building tree on the left, click the
+
icon of the building that contains the floor.
The floor names display.
6.
Click the floor name.
The floor map displays.
7.
Click the
Zone
icon.
8.
Click either the
Coverage Zone
icon or the
Non-AP Zone
icon.
9.
Anchor a rectangle at one point on the floor map and define the WiFi coverage zone or the
zone in which you do not need WiFi coverage.
10.
To remove the zone, click the
Undo
link, and repeat
Step 7
though
Step 9
.
11.
Click the
Save
icon.
Your settings are saved.