What are the tools that are available to deploy and manage the Cisco Wireless Location Appliance?
A. The Cisco Wireless Location Appliance includes a variety of pre- and post-deployment tools that simplify the deployment and management of location services. Pre-Deployment Tools • Planning Mode Tool—This tool provides recommendations for access point placement and density to create a WLAN deployment that supports location accuracy within the specifications of the Location Appliance. • Location Readiness Assessment Tool—This tool helps customers determine if their current WLAN deployment is sufficient to support location accuracy within the specifications of the Location Appliance. Post-Deployment Tools • Calibration Tool—Customers can choose to perform a post-deployment calibration of their network if the location of the network accuracy becomes out of specification. Within this calibration, an 802.11 wireless client device is used to take RSSI measurements in the environment. The measured RSSI is then used by the location appliance to fine tune the location accuracy of the location
