Context Label

The Context Label, located near the top-center of the Floor Plan, controls the context of the Floor Plan.

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The Context Label shows you the following information:

Field Description

Manage Designs

When this field is clicked, a list of existing designs is displayed:
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You can edit or add to the list using the following actions:

  • Click the Primary field for a design to make it the primary design.
  • Click on the Edit name link to change the name.
  • Click the Copy button to create a new design identical to the selected design. A name for the new design is auto-generated and can be changed using the Edit name link.
  • Click the Remove (X) button (last column of a design) to remove a design. You cannot remove the primary design. An undo remove link is displayed when a design is removed in case you change your mind.
  • Click the Create New Design button to create a new design. A name for the new design is auto-generated and can be changed using the Edit name link.

Click Close to exit the design manager.

Floor Selection

This field shows the selected floor. If you click the field, you can select another floor to view.
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RF Settings

RF Settings includes:

  • RF Mode setting
  • Protocol setting
  • AP Load View setting
  • Network Association Filter.

RF Mode Setting

The RF Mode setting determines if your heat maps display no RF data (deselected), Live RF data (selected), or Predicted RF data (selected).
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Protocol Setting

The Protocol setting allows you to filter RF data according to the selected protocol.
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AP Load View Setting

The AP Load View setting, when selected, displays a circle around any AP that has Wireless Clients associated with it. Layered on the circle is a smaller circle displaying the number of associated Wireless Clients.
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Click on the smaller circle to display all the associated Wireless Clients in a table.
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Network Association Filter Setting

The Network Association Filter is where the network device association is shown in a network tree. You may select an entire SSID or individual devices.
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RF Coverage

This field lets you select the coverage visualization or application coverage for your heat maps. If you click the field, you can select another visualization or application.
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Visualizations and applications are configured in Configuration > Network Assurance > Live RF Settings.

Location Tracking

This field displays a list of devices being tracked grouped by device type.
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If a device in the list is selected (highlighted) it is highlighted in the floor plan map.

Location Tracking has two views: Icon location view and Heat map display. The Icon location view displays the most likely location for selected devices as an icon for each device. The Heat map display displays the most likely locations for the selected device as a color gradient ranging from red (most likely) to blue (least likely) locations.

Current Settings

This field gives you a quick view of the settings that have been set via the Context Label.
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Three dots (...) at the end of the Current Settings indicate there are more settings that have been configured. Moving your mouse over the Current Settings will reveal the additional settings.
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Color Chart

The color chart is a legend representing the signals displayed as RF data in the Floor Plan. Each color represents a signal strength (in dBm).
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