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Placing the Access Point Markers
After using the Configure > Maps options to import your floorplan image (for more information, please refer
to the Maps section on page 77), you can use the Monitor tab's Map View to distribute markers that represent
the APs to the correct locations. This will give you a powerful monitoring tool.
1.
Have the list of APs handy, with MAC addresses and locations.
2.
Go to Monitor > Map View (if it is not already in view).
3.
Look in the upper left corner for AP marker icons. There should be one for each AP, with a tiny red
question mark at the top.
4.
Look at the MAC address notation, under the marker icon, to identify a marker.
5.
Drag each marker icon from the upper left corner into its correct location on the floorplan.
When you finish, you can make immediate use of the Map View to optimize your wireless coverage, as
detailed in the Tagging Management Traffic to a VLAN section on page 67.
Using the Map View Tools
If your worksite floorplan has been scanned in and mapped with APs, the Map View will display a graphical
image of your physical network AP distribution.
A number of helpful features are built into the Map View:
Unplaced APs area: As noted in Importing a Map View Floorplan Image, when you first open the
Map View, newly placed APs appear in this area. If they are approved for use (see the Connecting
the APs to the WLAN section on page 69), you can drag them into the correct location in the
floorplan. Unplaced APs are available across all of the floor plans you upload. Thus, you can toggle
between maps and place each AP on the appropriate map.
Floorplan area: The floorplan displays in this main area. You can manipulate the size and angle of
the floorplan by using the tools on this screen.
Upper slider: The upper slider is a zoom slider, allowing you to zoom in and out of the floorplan.
This is helpful in exact AP marker placement, and in assessing whether physical obstructions that
affect RF coverage are in place.
Lower slider: The bottom slider is the image contrast slider, allowing you to dim or enhance the
presence of the floorplan. If you have trouble seeing the floorplan, move the slider until you
achieve a satisfactory balance between markers and floorplan details.
Scale legend: To properly assess the distances in a floorplan, a scaler has been provided so that you
can place APs in the most precise location. The scale works best when the floorplan view has not
been zoomed in or out. The scale offers both feet and meters as units of measure. Use a physical
object as a reference to the scale in order to judge distances on your floorplan. For example, cut a
piece of paper to the length of the scale, and then use that piece of paper on the floorplan to
measure off distance increments.
Open Space Office drop-down list: Open Office Space refers to the methodology used to compute
RF coverage/signal% (i.e., heat map) based on the current environment.
If you have imported multiple floor plans representing multiple floors in your
building(s), make sure you place the access point markers on the correct floorplan.
Map View Icons
Click this icon, and then click an AP from the floorplan to remove that AP.
Click this icon to rotate the floorplan. When clicked, rotation crosshairs
appear in the center of the map; click and hold these crosshairs and
move your cursor to rotate the view.
Refresh the floorplan.
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