Psiber Data Systems RF3D User Manual

manual1®manualfor RF3D WifiPlanner and RF3D WifiPlanner Lite

manual9Note that, in this cellular structure, channel overlap must be avoided not only within each floor of a building, but also between adjacent floors

manual102.4.1 Omnidirectional Antennas Omnidirectional antennas are generally used to in-crease the communication range within offices or homes. The an

manual112.7 RedundancyTo protect the supported applications against failures, a certain redundancy must be de-signed into a wireless network. This

manual12rently in DXF format (as produced by Auto-CAD for example), you can convert them either using the graphics program they were created with, or

manual13After you have selected the image file for the first floor plan, you can align it with the grid so that the walls are exactly horizontal and vert

manual143.2 The ToolboxThe Toolbox provides all the tools you need to design a wireless LAN. When you select Floor, Supp. Wall, or Wall, the drop-down

manual153.3 Drawing and Selecting ElementsFirst select the desired element in the Toolbox, then choose the appropriate type of material. Draw in plan

manual16Log. PowerThis is the received signal strength of the strongest access point at each location. Use this view to gauge the quality of your net

manual173.5 The Access Point TabThe Access Points tab lists all the access points currently planned, and allows you to modify their properties. The pr

manual18For a warehouse application, for example, you should design the wireless cells larger and tolerate a higher level of interference. This increa

manual1Contents1 Introduction21.1 PC 1.1PC Hardware Requirements 31.2 Installation and Activation 31.3 Product Updates 52 Fundamentals of Wireless Net

manual194.3 Positioning Access Points Now that you have drawn all the elements of the building, you can begin to design the WLAN itself by positio

manual20Sufficient signal power (–60 dBm or better) throughout the building..Start your planning with the access points in the lowest level, and use a

manual21When you choose channels for the access points, it can be helpful to switch the view mode from signal power to data rate, because the data rat

manual225 Advanced Settings5.1 Editing Wall and Floor Librarieshe properties and settings of wall and floor materials are stored in the library. You ca

manual235.2 Editing the Access Point/Antenna LibraryThe antenna library, like the wall and floor library, is stored in the form of individual files for

manual24The IsZIsotropic_2_4GHz line indicates whether the antenna is approximately omnidirec-tional in the horizontal plane in the 2.4 GHz band. The

manual25The array, or list of values, which follows contains phi values (angle measures in de-grees) for 72 data points at 2.4 GHz. If you use a diffe

manual26The next array, with the attribute id=”ref-9”, contains gain values in dBi for the values of theta listed above, representing 72 data points a

manual275.3 Options and SettingsTo adjust other program settings, select the the menu command Tools/Options. The Country option group allows you to se

manual28In this way you can draw the floor in one piece while leaving an interior area open.5.5 Split-Level BuildingsTo represent buildings with sp

manual21 IntroductionThank you very much for choosing RF3D WifiPlanner! RF3D WifiPlanner is an advanced program for planning wireless networks in confor

manual29Appendix A The Antenna LibraryAntenna LibraryHier finden Sie die Antennendiagramme für die in RF3D WifiPlanner hinterlegten generische

manual30Generic Antenna a/b/g 7dBi OmniHorizontal section of b/g Net Vertical section of b/g Net

manual31Horizontal section of a/h NetVertical section of a/h Net

manual32Generic Antenna a/b/g 8dBi directionalHorizontal section of a/b/g NetVertical section of a/b/g Net

manual33Generic Antenna a/b/g 13,9 dBi Directional YagiHorizontal section of a/b/g NetVertical section of a/b/g Net

manual34Generic Antenna a/b/g 18 dBi DirectionalHorizontal section of a/b/g NetVertical section of a/b/g Net

manual35Appendix B The Wall and Floor LibraryList of wall & floor materials measurement unit: feet Floor / WallAtt. 2.4 GHz [dB]Att. 5 G

manual36Floor 30,0 45,0 10 10“ Concrete/Steel w/Metallic Drop Ceiling 30/45dB105 55 Steel reinforced concrete floors with metallic dropped ceiling Floo

manual37List of wall & floor materials measurement unit: meter Floor / WallAtt. 2.4 GHz [dB]Att. 5 GHz [dB](Mean) Thickness cmRF3D

manual38Appendix C Table of ColorsColor knownColor R G B AAqua 30 0 255 255 255Aquamarine 31 127 255 212 255Black 35 0 0 0 255BlanchedAlmond 36 255 23

manual31.1 PC 1.1PC Hardware Requirements• Processor: Intel Pentium, 1.5 GHz or faster• Display: 1024×768 or greater• RAM: 750 MB for networks with

manual39HotPink 82 255 105 180 255IndianRed 83 205 92 92 255Indigo 84 75 0 130 255Khaki 86 240 230 140 255LawnGreen 89 124 252 0 255LightBlue 91 173 2

manual40Purple 140 128 0 128 255Red 141 255 0 0 255RosyBrown 142 188 143 143 255RoyalBlue 143 65 105 225 255SaddleBrown 144 139 69 19 255Salmon 145 25

manual411. DEFINITIONSAs used in this Agreement, the term „Software“ means, collectively: (i) all of the contents of the les (provided either by elec

manual42the source code of the Software (except to the extent that this restriction is expressly prohibited by law) or create derivative works based o

manual43KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW NEITHER PSIBER ITS LICENSORS OR AFFILIATES NOR THE COPYRIGHT H

manual44Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prejudice the statutory rights of any party dealing as a consumer. Nothing contained in this Agreeme

manual4512. NOTICES.All notices and return of the Software and Documentation should be delivered to:Psiber Data GmbH or PSIBER DATA SYSTEMS INC.

manual46Handbuchfür RF3D WifiPlanner und RF3D WifiPlanner LiteFor more information or updates please contact:www.RF3D.comPsiber USA: PSIBER DATA SYSTEM

manual4Now choose the installation folder for the program. We recommend using the default directory path. Please do not change the name of the applica

manual51.3 Product UpdatesNew versions of RF3D WifiPlanner are released from time to time. To search for up-dates, please visit www.rf3d.com in

manual62.1.2 The IEEE 802.11g SpecificationThe IEEE 802.11g wireless Ethernet specification is an advanced extension of the wide-ly accepted 802.11b st

manual7However, the channels in the ISM band overlap. For example, with reference to the actual radio output of an access point, we find that

manual8Interference arises whenever data is transmitted, and therefore networks that carry little or no data generate less interference. This also mea