Huawei Certification- WLAN Planning and Optimization ab Guide for Engineers

Experiment 1: WLAN Planner — Indoor WLAN Planning

Objective
After completing this experiment, you will know how to:
 Analyze requirements.
 Use the AP calculator.
 Select suitable devices for indoor network planning.
 Use product specification quick search and comparison functions.
 Operate the WLAN Planner.

Scenario Description
A company plans to build a WLAN covering indoor office areas to provide mobile office services for
employees and Internet access services for visitors. Make a proper WLAN planning for the company to
provide guidance for subsequent engineering installation and equipment commissioning. Complete the
following tasks:
 Clarify customer requirements.
 Calculate the AP quantity.
 Select proper devices.
 Simulate site surveys.
 Export material lists.

Configuration Roadmap

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Configuration Procedure

1.1 Clarify Customer Requirements

Communicate with the customer to clarify customer requirements and complete the Requirement
Clarification Checklist.
(This experiment assumes that customer requirements have been collected and clarified. The data in the
table is just for your reference. You can modify the data according to actual requirements.)

WLAN service requirement clarification checklist

Item Description Result

Drawing Check whether the customer can ● CAD

provide a scale drawing. If not,
● Scale JPEG image
prepare a drawing before the project
starts. ● Non-scale drawing
● No drawing provided 

Coverage Provide the coverage mode. ● Indoor distribution

mode
● Indoor settlement
● Outdoor independent settlement
● Outdoor distribution system
● Mesh networking

Bandwidth Clarify the bandwidth requirements: Total number of users: 140

Total bandwidth = Total number of
users x Percentage of concurrent
users x Bandwidth per user
Target Determine the primary and
coverage secondary coverage areas according
areas to the site survey and building
drawings, and focus on network
planning for coverage areas with
high user density.
Bandwidth per user: 2 Mbit/s
Percentage of concurrent users: 80
Total bandwidth: 
Primary coverage areas: office areas, manager
rooms, and discussion areas
Secondary coverage areas: corridors and
surroundings around the office areas
Special coverage areas: none 

Signal Describe requirements on hotspot Hotspot field strength: -75 dB

strength field strength, edge field strength, Edge field strength: -80 dB
interference field strength, and
leakage field strength. Interference field strength:
Leakage field strength: 
Networking Clarify the networking mode ● AC inline mode
mode expected by the customer.
● AC bypass mode
● Outdoor bridging
● No requirement 

Power ● PoE switch

supply mode
● AC adapter

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Item Description Result

● PoE adapter
● No requirement 

Service type Describe the service types. ● Routine office applications, such as email
● Video
● Voice
● Outdoor IP applications
● Outdoor E1 applications
● Outdoor video surveillance
● Outdoor None-Line of Sight (NLOS)
applications
Roaming Check whether roaming needs to be ● Yes
supported.
● No

Wireless Check whether wireless roaming ● Yes

positioning needs to be supported.
● No 

Security Determine the access encryption Whether to hide SSID: No

policy mode and authentication mode. Access encryption: CCMP
User authentication: WPA EAP, PSK 
Acceptance Clarify the acceptance requirements None
items and of the customer.
standards 

Time:
Location:
Huawei Signature:
Customer Signature:

1.2 Calculate AP Quantity

1. Calculate the number of APs using formulas or Huawei WLAN Planner.
Formulas involved are as follows:
 Total bandwidth:
Total bandwidth = Number of users x Percentage of concurrent users x Bandwidth per user
 AP quantity (largest value among the following three calculation results)
 AP quantity = Total bandwidth/Bandwidth per AP
 AP quantity = Total number of users/Number of access users on each AP
 AP quantity = Total number of users/(Air interface rate of an AP/Bandwidth per user)

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 Total bandwidth = Number of users (140) x Percentage of concurrent users (80%) x Bandwidth per
user (2 Mbit/s) = 224 Mbit/s
 AP quantity (rounds up the calculated value to the nearest integer)
 AP quantity = Total bandwidth (224)/Bandwidth per AP (150) = 2
 AP quantity = Total number of users (140)/Number of access users on each AP (30) = 5
 AP quantity = Total number of users (140)/(Air interface rate of an AP (150)/Bandwidth per user
(2)) = 2
Based on the preceding calculation results, the number of APs required in this example is 5.
2. Use Huawei WLAN Planner for AP quantity calculation. Based on the drawing, calculate the size of
the office area and area of closed offices.
The following figure shows the page displayed after the WLAN Planner is started.

Click AP Calculator. The AP Calculator is started. Compute the number of APs according to the
requirement clarification list. The result is as follows:
The calculated number of APs is 5, same as that calculated manually. The calculation result can be used as
a reference for network planning and adjusted according to actual situations.

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1.3 Scene suggestion for wlan planning

Devices should be selected based on the application scenario, customer budget, and technologies. This
experiment demonstrates how to use the WLAN planning software to compare devices and display
parameters.
On the home page, click Scene Suggestion. The Scene suggestion for wlan planning page is displayed.

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1.4 Implement Indoor Network Planning

The indoor network planning process is as follows:

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1.4.1 Create a Project

 On the home page of WLAN Planner, click Create Project. The Create Project page is displayed.
 Set Project Name and Country/Area. In Environment Type, select Indoor and set an environment
type based on the site environment.
 Click OK. A project is created.

Available channels vary according to different countries and regions. Therefore, you are advised to specify the local country
or region when creating a project. The tool automatically shields the channels that cannot be used locally.

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Set Environment Type based on actual situations. The tool offers four environment types:
 Semi-open environment: such as office buildings and factories
 Tunnel environment: such as tunnels and corridors
 Open environment: such as stadiums and squares
 Closed environment: such as small boxes and lounges

1.4.2 Import the Building Drawing

After a project is created, create a building and import the building drawing so that you can complete
environment settings and AP deployment in the drawing to simulate WLAN planning.
This experiment uses a digital version of the drawing, which will be delivered by teachers. You can also use
a self-defined drawing. The following is an example:

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 On the home page of WLAN Planner, click the Environment Setting tab.

 Click in the toolbar. The Add New Building page is displayed.

 Enter a name and then click Browse to add a drawing.

After a building drawing is imported, set the drawing scale.

 Click Set Scale and the mouse shape changes to .

 Determine the start point of the scale in the drawing and left-click it.
 Determine the end point of the scale in the drawing and left-click it. The Set Scale dialog box is
displayed.

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 Drag the slider on the right to zoom in or out the drawing, as shown in the following figure.

1.4.3 Configure the Environment

You can set obstacles, coverage areas, and interference sources in the drawing to simulate a real-world
environment and obtain a vivid simulation effect.
1. Set obstacles.
 On the home page, click the Environment Setting tab. The Environment Setting page is displayed.
 Select an obstacle type from the toolbar above the drawing.

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