|
Two AP placement methods are available:
manual
and
automatic.
If you use the manual method, you add virtual APs and select their
locations yourself. The number of APs to place, capacity
considerations, signal levels, and all other WLAN requirements are
the responsibility of the user. If you use the automatic method,
you let the application decide where to place APs given the
requirements (e.g., the number of APs needed to cover each point,
client capacity, etc.). The advantage of the manual method is in
its utmost flexibility: you are in full control of the process. At
the same time, this method requires experience in designing WLANs
and may be rather time-consuming. Automatic placement is much
simpler and faster, but the output of even the most advanced
algorithm may not be ideal; AP positions may still require manual
adjustments. Additionally, when you manually place and configure
APs, you can select different AP models and/or antenna types; with
automatic placement, all the APs must be exactly the
same.
|
