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Optimizing RoamAbout AP Placement
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To open the Site Monitor window, perform the following steps:
1. To start the Client Utility, perform the following:
— Click on the Client Utility icon located on the System Tray of your Windows
Taskbar.
or
— From the Windows Taskbar, click Start, then select
Programs
→RoamAbout→RoamAbout Client Utility.
2. Click on the Advanced drop-down menu and select Site Monitor.
3. Select the network in the Selection tab if you have multiple wireless networks.
4. For best results, click on the Site Monitor tab in the Site Monitor window.
5. Walk through the wireless network environment with Site Monitor running. Watch the
Site Monitor display to verify that each location is covered by at least one AP that
provides an Adequate (Yellow) or Good (Green) communications quality.
If you see a poor SNR in any area that you want to be covered, change the columns to
display the AP Name and add it to the table.
A low signal level indicates that the APs may be too far apart. Relocate or add APs to create
a contiguous wireless coverage area, where communications quality is Adequate or better.
If the noise level is high, walk through the area monitoring the Noise Level indicator to
determine the location of the source of interference. If possible, switch off the source of
interference or relocate it to minimize the impact of interference on the wireless network.
Using AP Manager
The RoamAbout AP Manager provides a Link Test diagnostic tool that tests the signal
quality from the AP to a client or another AP.
1. Select the AP from the Managed List field in the AP Manager main window.
2. Click on the Integrity drop-down menu option and select Link Test.
3. Under Remote Station Info, click the down arrow to list the available clients in the
wireless network or the remote APs in a LAN-to-LAN configuration.
4. Choose the client or AP to test the signal quality, then click the Start Sampling button
to start the test. To stop the test, click the Stop Sampling button.