Real-Time Location Tracking (RTLS) Features - Ekahau Wi-Fi Design Documentation-9

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ESS User Guide Introduction Overview 1. Features 2. Technical Support 3. Backward Compatibility 4. Check for Updates 5. 1. Installation System Requirements and Software Limitations 1. Supported Wi-Fi Adapters 2. How to Install 3. Evaluation Version 4. 2. Designing, Deploying and Troubleshooting Wi-Fi Networks Wi-Fi Design Life Cycle 1. Ekahau Site Survey and Other Wi-Fi Tools 2. 3. User Interface Overview Map View 1. Planning and Survey Tabs 2. Visualization Selections 3. Toolbar 4. The Access Point List 5. Working with the Access Point List 6. The Surveys List 7. The Building View 8. Mini Status Views 9. Menus 10. Software Preferences 11. 4. Starting to work with Ekahau Site Survey Starting Ekahau Site Survey 1. Setting the Map and Scale 2. Defining Network Requirements 3. 5. Designing a Wi-Fi Network Defining the Environment 1. Designing Wi-Fi Networks for Multi-Floor Buildings 2. Creating a Network Plan with Auto-Planner 3. Creating the Network Plan Manually Using Simulated APs 4. Optimizing Channel Plan 5. 6. Site Surveys - Ensuring Sufficient Coverage and Performance On-Site Performing Site Surveys 1. Post-Deployment and Pre-Deployment Surveys 2. Placing Access Points on the Map 3. Selecting My Access Points 4. Simultatenous Survey 5. 7. From Ekahau Wi-Fi Design documentation Assets and people can be accurately tracked using a standard Wi-Fi network to improve safety and to locate assets quickly when necessary. Ekahau Site Survey fully integrates with Ekahau Real-Time Location System. This allows you to use your existing site survey data to be used for calibrating the location system. To enable the location tracking features, check the Enable RTLS Features checkbox under File > Preferences. After re-starting the software, go to the Help menu, and open the Ekahau Site Survey Guide for Deploying RTLS for more information about the RTLS Features. If real-time location tracking (RTLS) is of interest, visit http://www.ekahau.com to read more about Ekahau RTLS, the industry-leading real-time location tracking system. NOTE If you have the RTLS Features enabled, but you do not use ESS to deploy Ekahau RTLS, you may receive a warning about undefined Rails and Open Spaces when saving a survey project. You can simply ignore this warning and choose Continue to save the survey project. However, if you want to avoid this warning in the future, uncheck the Enable RTLS Features checkbox under File > Preferences and re-start the software. Retrieved from "http://docs.ekahau.com/index.php?title=Real- Time_Location_Tracking_(RTLS)_Features&oldid=571" This page was last modified on 4 February 2014, at 10:05. This page has been accessed 1,097 times. Real-Time Location Tracking (RTLS) Features - Ekahau Wi-Fi Design... http://docs.ekahau.com/index.php/Real-Time_Location_Tracking_(RT... 1 of 2 22/07/2015 4:30 PM

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  • ESS User Guide

    IntroductionOverview1. Features2. Technical Support3. Backward Compatibility4. Check for Updates5.

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    InstallationSystem Requirements andSoftware Limitations

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    Supported Wi-Fi Adapters2. How to Install3. Evaluation Version4.

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    Designing, Deploying andTroubleshooting Wi-FiNetworks

    Wi-Fi Design Life Cycle1. Ekahau Site Survey andOther Wi-Fi Tools

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    User Interface OverviewMap View1. Planning and Survey Tabs2. Visualization Selections3. Toolbar4. The Access Point List5. Working with the AccessPoint List

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    The Surveys List7. The Building View8. Mini Status Views9. Menus10. Software Preferences11.

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    Starting to work with EkahauSite Survey

    Starting Ekahau SiteSurvey

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    Setting the Map and Scale2. Defining NetworkRequirements

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    Designing a Wi-Fi NetworkDefining the Environment1. Designing Wi-FiNetworks for Multi-FloorBuildings

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    Creating a Network Planwith Auto-Planner

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    Creating the Network PlanManually Using SimulatedAPs

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    Optimizing Channel Plan5.

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    Site Surveys - EnsuringSufficient Coverage andPerformance On-Site

    Performing Site Surveys1. Post-Deployment andPre-Deployment Surveys

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    Placing Access Points onthe Map

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    Selecting My AccessPoints

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    Simultatenous Survey5.

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    From Ekahau Wi-Fi Design documentation

    Assets and people can be accurately tracked using a standard Wi-Fi network toimprove safety and to locate assets quickly when necessary. Ekahau Site Surveyfully integrates with Ekahau Real-Time Location System. This allows you to useyour existing site survey data to be used for calibrating the location system. Toenable the location tracking features, check the Enable RTLS Features checkboxunder File > Preferences. After re-starting the software, go to the Help menu, andopen the Ekahau Site Survey Guide for Deploying RTLS for more information aboutthe RTLS Features.

    If real-time location tracking (RTLS) is of interest, visit http://www.ekahau.com toread more about Ekahau RTLS, the industry-leading real-time location trackingsystem.

    NOTE

    If you have the RTLS Features enabled, but you do not use ESS todeploy Ekahau RTLS, you may receive a warning about undefinedRails and Open Spaces when saving a survey project. You can simplyignore this warning and choose Continue to save the survey project.However, if you want to avoid this warning in the future, uncheck theEnable RTLS Features checkbox under File > Preferences and re-startthe software.

    Retrieved from "http://docs.ekahau.com/index.php?title=Real-Time_Location_Tracking_(RTLS)_Features&oldid=571"

    This page was last modified on 4 February 2014, at 10:05.This page has been accessed 1,097 times.

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  • Work: Merging TwoProjects as OneInspecting Surveys inMore Detail

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    Analyzing the Wi-Fi Coverageand Performance

    Visualization Options1. Adjusting the Legend2. Visualization Views3. Different Survey Methodsvs. Visualizations

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    Visualization Statistics5.

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    Troubleshooting - Detectingand Solving the Most CommonWi-Fi Problems

    On-Spot TroubleshootingUsing Live NetworkStatus

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    Troubleshooting After theSurvey

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    TroubleshootingNon-Wi-Fi InterferenceUsing Spectrum Analyzer

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    Reporting and ExportingReport Generator1. Report Templates2. Creating Report Templates3. Exporting Images4. Survey Statistics5.

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    Cisco Prime NCS / WCSIntegration

    Importing Floor Mapsfrom Cisco Prime NCS /WCS

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    Exporting the Project toCisco Prime NCS / WCSFile Format

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    Importing the Project intoCisco Prime NCS / WCS

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    Real-Time Location Tracking(RTLS) Features

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    Troubleshooting13. Additional_Information

    Meru Virtual Cell1. Ekahau ThroughputServer

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