Planning Tool
This section describes the planning tools often used in an indoor scenario in the drawing area.
Toolbar
This section describes various functions on the toolbar in sequence. The last icon is used to collapse or expand the toolbar.
- Ranging: Draw a line segment on the drawing. The tool then calculates the actual distance based on the scale.
- Modify scale: Change the scale of the drawing.
- Drag drawing: Move the drawing.
- Select: Click an object (such as an obstacle or device) to select it. You can move the selected object on the drawing.
- Clockwise rotation: Rotate the drawing clockwise by 90 degrees.
- Anticlockwise rotation: Rotate the drawing counterclockwise by 90 degrees.
- Sort AP: Re-number APs in sequence from left to right and from top to bottom.
- Undo: Cancel the current operation.
- Restore: Restore the previous operation.
- 3D floor: The tool displays the floor in 3D mode, allowing you to determine whether network planning is proper and to simulate roaming effects.
- Click Walk to switch to the walking mode. In the displayed dialog box, click OK. Click on the drawing to draw a path, and then right-click to end the drawing and enter the automatic walking view.
- During walking, information about the associated AP is displayed, including the ID, channel, field strength, and rate. After the walking is complete, you can view the roaming record.
- On the Report > Roaming Report tab page, query the roaming path and export the roaming report with one click.
- 3D building: The tool displays all floors of the current building in 3D mode.
- Replace: Replace APs and obstacles in batches.
- Select a floor or an outdoor area.
- Filter APs or obstacles to select specified APs or obstacles to be replaced, and set the model and other parameters for them.
- Scenario-specific network planning: The tool provides networking recommendations based on the current scenario.
- AutoCheck: Select check items and check the current floor or area to avoid errors.
Zooming a Drawing
When operating on a drawing, you can scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in or zoom out the drawing. Alternatively, you can drag the slider on the right of the view or click + or - to zoom in or out the drawing. To restore the original drawing size, click the reset button above the slider.
If the drawing is too large, you can hold down the space key and drag the mouse left or right to determine the position.
Viewing Planned Resources
The planned resource list contains information about all APs, switches, ADs, and agile distributed devices on the drawing. You can search for information by multiple criteria. For example, you can search for APs by name, type, channel, and radio type and sort the attributes in the list.
Changing a Scenario
You can modify the current scenario and sub-scenario settings. The rate in the sub-scenario is the rate between STAs and APs, not the Internet access rate.
Setting Display Items
This function is used to hide or adjust the display items on the drawing. Select a level (floor/building/project) for the settings to take effect.
- Device display column: includes devices, regions, and obstacles, hidden after being deselected.
- AP display items: include basic AP information.
- Label color: Select a color for the label under an AP icon.
- Icon size/Obstacle size: Set the size of AP icons and thickness of obstacles and network cables.
Other Operations
Similar: This function applies to elements including obstacles, APs, and switches. For example, right-click an AP and choose Similar. In the dialog box that is displayed, set related attributes and click OK. The tool automatically identifies and selects APs with matched attributes, facilitating batch operations.
Component alignment: Select more than one NE (such as APs) on the drawing, right-click and choose Component Alignment from the shortcut menu, and then choose a criterion as required. This function helps you quickly place APs in accurate positions.
