Plan your Network

Network locations are organized into the following location hierarchy:

Site Group
Site groups are optional folders into which you can organize sites. Two levels of site groups are permitted. Site group names must be unique within the organization.
Site
Sites are a mandatory component of the location hierarchy. A site is the parent container for buildings and can include multiple buildings. There is no default site; at account creation, only the global (org) level exists. Sites can have, but do not require addresses.

Sites replace locations as the parent container for buildings and serve the following purposes:

  • Column picker
  • Configuration applicability
  • Monitoring unit
  • Troubleshooting and health score unit

Site names must be unique within the organization. A site cannot belong to more than one site group.

Building
Buildings are physical premises with addresses. A building is the parent container for floors and it must be associated with a site.

The physical address format is adjusted for the selected country, that is USA or international format.

Building names must be unique within the parent site.

Floor
Floors are physical subdivisions of buildings. A floor is the parent container for zones.

Floor names must be unique within the parent building.

Zone
Zones are defined areas of building floors.

For more information about changes to the location hierarchy after upgrading to this release, see Location Tree Changes.

Use the Manage > Planning page to view and modify your network locations. Define site groups, sites, buildings, floors, and network zones. Place simulated devices to help determine where you might need to add or redistribute devices for the best wireless network capability. View heat map data and modify floor plans to include obstructions that can affect your wireless signal strength.

Note

Note

Because complex factors affect radio signals in the real world, Extreme Networks cannot guarantee that actual radio coverage will match the estimated coverage results.

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