Enable Badges and View Device Coverage

1. Select a site from the list, and then select Floor Plans.
   

   Floor Plan Management User Interface

   
   

   Active and Inactive APs Assigned to a Floor Plan

   
   The floor plan shows all assigned devices. The APs that have a pin in the upper right corner will be included in the map simulations. The radio badge tells you whether or not the radio is on (green) or off (red). The AP icons display in different colors to show their state:

   

   Color	AP State
   Green	In Service
   Orange	In Service/Trouble
   Red	Critical
   Gray	Unknown

2. (Optional) Badges provide real-time statistics for APs. select the settings (cog) icon and then click Select Badges. In the Badge Configuration dialog, drag and drop the badges to the AP to include them in the display, or drag them to the left panel to exclude them from the display. Select Save.
   

   Badge Configuration Dialog

   
   The Badge Configuration dialog closes. The badges display around the APs and are visible when you zoom in on the map. To hide the badges, select Hide Badges from the menu on the right side of the page.
3. Select the Maps control. By default, all of the devices on the floor plan are included in the simulation.
   

   Controls for Maps, Filters, and Options

   
4. (Optional) Right-click in an AP to access the Details and Clients options, which let you drill-down to the corresponding information associated with this device.
5. Select a map view.

   RSS Heat Map	Shows the device coverage. Toggle between 5 Ghz and 2.4 Ghz and visualize the differences in the heat map. Colors indicate signal strength. Red indicates the strongest signal. Blue indicates the weakest signal. Heat maps are automatically recalculated when a change is detected in the device configuration.
   Channels	Shows a visualization of the channel plan. Colors indicate primary channels for each AP, illustrating competing neighboring channels. Channels are useful for 2.4 GHz APs where neighboring APs on the same channel should be avoided.
   Link Speed	Displays the expected internal WLAN connection speed between the wireless clients and the APs.
   RFQI	Identifies access points with poor RF quality. The labels are color coded to indicate overall RF quality of the AP, based on the signal strength of the clients connect to them.

   The selected map renders a visualization on the floor plan.
6. (Optional) To show only APs whose runtime (badge) data is within a certain range, use the Filters option. The following filters are available:
   

   Filter Options

   

   Min RSS	Shows the APs that are within the range of the minimum received signal strength (RSS) indicated by the slider control.
   RFQI	Shows the APs that are within the range of the radio frequency (RF) quality indicated by the slider control.
   Power	Shows the APs that are within the range of the radio transmit power indicated by the slider control.
   Channel	Shows the APs that are within the range of the channels indicated by the slider control.
   Map Opacity	Makes the view of the background image more or less opaque as indicated by the slider control.
   SNR	Shows APs that are in the range of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) indicated by the slider control. SNR is the ratio between the strength of the signal and the background noise on the line. This value is measure in decibels (dB).
   Throughput	Shows the APs that are within the range of the throughput indicated by the slider control.
   Clients	Shows the APs that are within the range of clients indicated by the slider control. The range can be from 0 - 200 clients.
   RSS	Shows the APs that are within the range of the received signal strength, measured in dBm, indicated by the slider control. No less than three APs should be detecting and reporting the RSS of any client station. Only RSS reading stronger than -75 dBm are used by the Location Engine.

7. After you adjust the filters and maps, and optionally toggle between radio frequencies, you can readjust your coverage by moving the devices around and then viewing the changes in the coverage.