Planning (MACC)

Adding Group

  1. Choose ‘Planning > Locations‘
  2. User can edit the name of your organization on the left navigation bar by clicking the edit group icon on ; here we use “RansNet”.
  1. Click ‘+’ in the first line of the left navigation bar to add a group (Organization).

NOTE

Three types of groups can be added: Location | Organization | Floor.

NOTE

Network planning must be compliant with the following rules:

A root group must be a Location or Organization group.
A Location group includes only Location and Organization groups.
An organization group includes only Floor groups.

Image 1 :  List of Add Group fields

The fields of the Add Group List are explained below, Enter the remarks value of the Table 1 to the relevant fields and save.

S/NSECTIONFIELDDESCRIPTIONREMARKS
01Add Group
NameThe Group name ( Location | Organization | Floor )Loc_Ceylon
Time ZoneSelect your Country timezone(GMT+5:30) Asia/Colombo
Parent GroupUser can select from the drop-downRansNet
Group TypeUser can select the type of group.Organization
Table 1 :

  1. Click Add Location ‘+‘ on the right area, you can see a map setting page as show in Image 2.
Image 2 :
  1. Input location name into text box above the map, then you can see the suggested locations in map.
Image 3 : Location Selection Interface
  1. Select the exact position on the map, and then click on the button.

Changing Group

  1. To move a group into another parent group, click in the orange frame below
Image 4 :
  1. To move ‘Loc_Ceylon‘ into parent group ‘RansNet_SLoffice‘, click the corresponding to ‘Loc_Ceylon‘, and set Parent Group to ‘RansNet_SLoffice’ in the ‘Edit group‘ dialog box.
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NOTE

A group that contains configurations cannot be moved

Adding Floor

  1. To add a floor for the Organization, click the button corresponding to ‘Loc_Ceylon‘
  2. Add a new floor for the Group and save.
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Uploading Floor Plans

User can upload the floor plan on the Floor page.

  1. Click a Floor group to open the page shown in the following figure, The currently selected floor is ‘G_Floor‘.
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  1. Click to import a floor plan in local upload mode or image library mode.
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  1. You can import an uploaded image in image library mode. Fuzzy search by image name is supported.

Importing Access Points

APs can be imported in two modes based on different scenarios.

Scenario 1
The deployment location of an AP is known. It is recommended that an AP be imported by floor. The import method is as follows:

  1. Select a floor and enter the ‘location prefix‘ and ‘Location count‘, and click Add to add a location,
  2. Click the icon to download an EXCEL file, enter serial numbers of to-be-imported APs in the EXCEL file, and click the to import the APs as prompted. By using this method, you can bind an AP to a specific location of a floor.

Scenario 2
The deployment location of an AP is unknown, but an organization to which the AP belongs is known. It is recommended that an AP be imported by the organization. The import method is as follows:

  1. Select an organization (Loc_Ceylon).
  2. To import a single AP, enter the AP serial number in the SN text box, and click Add, as shown below
Image 9 :

To import multiple APs, click the to import APs as prompted. By using this method, you can bind an AP to an organization but cannot specify its location.

Scenario 3
After an AP is imported to an organization, you want to bind the AP to a specific location. The import methods are as follows:

Method 1:

  1. Select a floor (G_Floor)
  2. The unbound AP list on the right shows APs that have been imported to an organization but are not bound to a location.
  3. Add a location – Select an AP from in the unbound AP list and drag it to the target location.
Image 10 :

Method 2:

Import APs according to the import method in ‘Scenario 1‘.

NOTE

If a location is already bound to an AP, the AP will be unbound, and the location will be bound to the new AP.

Deleting Access Points

An AP can be deleted only from an organization (Loc_Ceylon). If an AP is deleted or unbound from a floor, the AP still exists in the organization.

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The deletion methods are as follows:

Method 1: User can select an AP from the AP list, and click the to delete a single AP.

Method 2: User can select multiple APs, and click Delete Selected to delete APs in batches.

Unbinding Access Points

AP unbinding is different from AP deletion. AP unbinding is to remove the binding relation between an AP and a location, but the AP still exists in the organization and can be controlled by the MACC. AP deletion is to delete an AP from an organization, and the AP cannot be controlled by the MACC after being deleted.

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The unbinding methods are as follows:

Method 1: User can select an AP, and click the to unbind the AP from a location. An unbound AP will be moved from a floor group to its parent organization group.

Method 2: User can click the to download an EXCEL file, clear the serial number of a to-be-unbound AP, and click the to import the modified EXCEL file.

NOTE

You can also unbind an AP from a location by changing the serial number corresponding to the location in the EXCEL file.

Method 3: If a location is already bound to an AP, you can drag another AP to the location to replace the old AP.

Radios????????

RF planning refers to adjusting channels and power level of APs in a same network area, so as to optimize channel allocation and power of the APs.

NOTE

Proper RF configuration planning can reduce channel interference and increase channel utilization, thereby improving the overall wireless network performance and capacity.

  1. Navigate to ‘Planning > Radios‘ to open the RF planning page.
    • Currently, the MACC supports manual RF planning and Automatic RF planning
  1. Click an organization group (Loc_Ceylon) on the left to open the automatic RF planning page.

Adding Group

  1. Choose ‘Planning > Locations‘
  2. User can edit the name of your organization on the left navigation bar by clicking the edit group icon on ; here we use “RansNet”.
  1. Click ‘+’ in the first line of the left navigation bar to add a group (Organization).

NOTE

Three types of groups can be added: Location | Organization | Floor.

NOTE

Network planning must be compliant with the following rules:

A root group must be a Location or Organization group.
A Location group includes only Location and Organization groups.
An organization group includes only Floor groups.

Image 1 :  List of Add Group fields

The fields of the Add Group List are explained below, Enter the remarks value of the Table 1 to the relevant fields and save.

S/NSECTIONFIELDDESCRIPTIONREMARKS
01Add Group
NameThe Group name ( Location | Organization | Floor )Loc_Ceylon
Time ZoneSelect your Country timezone(GMT+5:30) Asia/Colombo
Parent GroupUser can select from the drop-downRansNet
Group TypeUser can select the type of group.Organization
Table 1 :

  1. Click Add Location ‘+‘ on the right area, you can see a map setting page as show in Image 2.
Image 2 :
  1. Input location name into text box above the map, then you can see the suggested locations in map.
Image 3 : Location Selection Interface
  1. Select the exact position on the map, and then click on the button.

Changing Group

  1. To move a group into another parent group, click in the orange frame below
Image 4 :
  1. To move ‘Loc_Ceylon‘ into parent group ‘RansNet_SLoffice‘, click the corresponding to ‘Loc_Ceylon‘, and set Parent Group to ‘RansNet_SLoffice’ in the ‘Edit group‘ dialog box.
Image 5 :

NOTE

A group that contains configurations cannot be moved

Adding Floor

  1. To add a floor for the Organization, click the button corresponding to ‘Loc_Ceylon‘
  2. Add a new floor for the Group and save.
Image 6 :

Uploading Floor Plans

User can upload the floor plan on the Floor page.

  1. Click a Floor group to open the page shown in the following figure, The currently selected floor is ‘G_Floor‘.
Image 7 :
  1. Click to import a floor plan in local upload mode or image library mode.
Image 8 :
  1. You can import an uploaded image in image library mode. Fuzzy search by image name is supported.

Importing Access Points

APs can be imported in two modes based on different scenarios.

Scenario 1
The deployment location of an AP is known. It is recommended that an AP be imported by floor. The import method is as follows:

  1. Select a floor and enter the ‘location prefix‘ and ‘Location count‘, and click Add to add a location,
  2. Click the icon to download an EXCEL file, enter serial numbers of to-be-imported APs in the EXCEL file, and click the to import the APs as prompted. By using this method, you can bind an AP to a specific location of a floor.

Scenario 2
The deployment location of an AP is unknown, but an organization to which the AP belongs is known. It is recommended that an AP be imported by the organization. The import method is as follows:

  1. Select an organization (Loc_Ceylon).
  2. To import a single AP, enter the AP serial number in the SN text box, and click Add, as shown below
Image 9 :

To import multiple APs, click the to import APs as prompted. By using this method, you can bind an AP to an organization but cannot specify its location.

Scenario 3
After an AP is imported to an organization, you want to bind the AP to a specific location. The import methods are as follows:

Method 1:

  1. Select a floor (G_Floor)
  2. The unbound AP list on the right shows APs that have been imported to an organization but are not bound to a location.
  3. Add a location – Select an AP from in the unbound AP list and drag it to the target location.
Image 10 :

Method 2:

Import APs according to the import method in ‘Scenario 1‘.

NOTE

If a location is already bound to an AP, the AP will be unbound, and the location will be bound to the new AP.

Deleting Access Points

An AP can be deleted only from an organization (Loc_Ceylon). If an AP is deleted or unbound from a floor, the AP still exists in the organization.

Image 11 :

The deletion methods are as follows:

Method 1: User can select an AP from the AP list, and click the to delete a single AP.

Method 2: User can select multiple APs, and click Delete Selected to delete APs in batches.

Unbinding Access Points

AP unbinding is different from AP deletion. AP unbinding is to remove the binding relation between an AP and a location, but the AP still exists in the organization and can be controlled by the MACC. AP deletion is to delete an AP from an organization, and the AP cannot be controlled by the MACC after being deleted.

Image 12 :

The unbinding methods are as follows:

Method 1: User can select an AP, and click the to unbind the AP from a location. An unbound AP will be moved from a floor group to its parent organization group.

Method 2: User can click the to download an EXCEL file, clear the serial number of a to-be-unbound AP, and click the to import the modified EXCEL file.

NOTE

You can also unbind an AP from a location by changing the serial number corresponding to the location in the EXCEL file.

Method 3: If a location is already bound to an AP, you can drag another AP to the location to replace the old AP.

Radios????????

RF planning refers to adjusting channels and power level of APs in a same network area, so as to optimize channel allocation and power of the APs.

NOTE

Proper RF configuration planning can reduce channel interference and increase channel utilization, thereby improving the overall wireless network performance and capacity.

  1. Navigate to ‘Planning > Radios‘ to open the RF planning page.
    • Currently, the MACC supports manual RF planning and Automatic RF planning
  1. Click an organization group (Loc_Ceylon) on the left to open the automatic RF planning page.

Binding Access Point to Macc

See Configure MAP – RansNet Cloud / On-Premise modes link

NOTE

Delete existing config (in case MAP is ever used elsewhere). under enable mode, delete config.text, reload, to reboot MAP.