ProCurve RF Planner

ProCurve RF Planner Overview:

HP ProCurve RF Planner is built on a unique, patent-pending RF propagation model. This model provides outstanding accuracy by drawing from a comprehensive knowledge base of RF characteristics for HP ProCurve MultiService Access Points, third-party equipment (client cards, access points, and directional antennas), and building materials. Open-air modeling capabilities facilitate the design of outdoor campus and municipal networks.

• Unique, patent-pending RF propagation model
• Graphical display of wireless LAN spillage
• Security coverage modeling
• Drag-and-drop functionality
• Outdoor modeling capability

Features:
 

Additional information:

• Unique, patent-pending RF propagation model: models wireless LAN coverage quickly and accurately, without physical site surveys
   
• Fine-grain heat map overlaid on floor plan: enables users to visualize coverage
   
• Graphical display of wireless LAN spillage: allows for easy evaluation of security risks
   
• Security coverage modeling: helps ensure that every installation has the proper level of coverage for its security risk profile
   
• Supports 2.4 and 5 GHz frequencies and IEEE 802.11a, b, g, and n wireless LAN protocols: makes it is compatible with a wide variety of existing network configurations
   
• Simple drag-and-drop technique: makes it easy for planners to evaluate changes and experiment with "what-if" scenarios
   
• Outdoor modeling capability: extends planning to open-air environments

Technical features:

• RF prediction engine:
  • IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11b/g, and 802.11n
   
• Wireless sensor coverage modeled:
  • HP ProCurve MSM335 and MSM325 Access Points with integrated sensor, and the MSM320 access point with available RF sensor license (J9384A)
   
• Modeling inputs:
  • access point vendor, power level, and antenna type
   
• Building floor plan inputs:
  • TIF, JPEG, and BMP AutoCAD files (DWG and DXF) can be converted into these formats as well as input
   
• Placement method:
  • Drag and drop
   
• Reports views modeled:
  • indoor RF coverage, outdoor RF coverage, link speed, channel allocation, AP placement, sensor placement, sensor coverage, and spillage
   
• Report contents:
  • input model, network security and performance assessment, and wireless LAN equipment list

Specifications:
 

Minimum system hardware:

• 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
• 1 GB RAM memory
• 100 MB storage

Recommended software:

• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Microsoft Windows XP

Recommended system hardware:

• 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor, 2 GB RAM memory, 200 MB free hard disk space

Additional requirements:

• 1024 x 768 screen resolution recommended

Documentation:

Download the ProCurve RF Planner Datasheet (PDF).