Configuring a Floor Plan

Use the floor plan tool to visualize a wireless deployment, plan device placement for APs and switches, and troubleshoot network performance issues. The floor plan illustrates the location of the devices and how the devices affect network performance. You can visualize device performance based on signal strength and channel assignment, and verify network readiness within a floor plan.

A site can have multiple floor plans, usually a plan for each floor of a building. The devices represented in the map must come from the same site.

Note

Floor plan limits depend on the appliance. See Floor Plan Limit per Appliance.

Badges provide real-time statistics for APs. (APs can also be excluded from a simulation.)

To use the floor plan feature for the first time, follow this process:

Select the plus sign to add a new floor plan.
Upload a background image.
Set the environment and scale.
Draw the boundary walls.
Draw the inner walls.
Place the devices.
Assign badges, and view the heat maps and device coverage.