Using VisualRF

This chapter contains information about VisualRF and includes the following topics:

• Features
• Useful Terms
• Starting VisualRF
• Basic VisualRF Navigation
• Advanced VisualRF Settings
• Planning and Provisioning
• Increasing Location Accuracy
• Using VisualRF to Assess RF Environments
• Importing and Exporting in VisualRF
• VisualRF Location APIs

The VisualRF module provides a real-time picture of the actual radio environment of your wireless network and the ability to plan the wireless coverage of new sites. To understand what is happening on your wireless network, you need to know where your users and devices are located, and you need to monitor the RF environment in those areas. VisualRF puts this information at your fingertips through integrated mapping and location data.

VisualRF uses sophisticated RF fingerprinting to accurately display coverage patterns and calculate the location of every wireless device in range. Moreover, VisualRF does not require dedicated RF sensors or a costly additional location appliance - all the necessary information is gathered from your existing wireless access points and controllers.

Figure 1  Example VisualRF Page Showing all networks