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View and Manage Heat Maps for Deployed Plans
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ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520 View and Manage Heat Maps for Deployed Plans A heat map lets you view in real time, by wireless frequency band, the signal strength and wireless coverage for a building floor. The heat map shows the actual signal strengths that each access point is detecting from neighbor access points. Note: For the heat maps to work correctly, the access point placement on the floor plan needs to closely match the actual physical location of the access points. The heat map shows the following information: • Signal strength and wireless coverage, including coverage holes • Known access points that are managed by the wireless controller • Location of rogue access points • Location of clients associated with the access points • Location of blacklisted clients To view the heat map for a building floor and to adjust access points: 1. Select Plans > Deployed. The Deployed Buildings screen displays with the Local Building tab and associated screen in view. To view the information for a remote building, click the Remote Building tab. . Figure 18. The Deployed Buildings screen shows a tab for each building that you previously defined. For each building, the screens shows the floors that you previously defined. RF Planning 48