Sites

You can upload floor maps and place access points and hardware assets on the maps.

1. Navigate to Site Management > Sites and search for the geographic location of the site on the Google map and select it.
2. Click Add Site and enter the Site Name and Site Description. The new site is listed on the right side of the page.
   
   
3. To add buildings in a site, click the (Details) icon against a particular site, and click Add Building.
4. Enter a unique Name for the building and site. Click Ok.
   
   The created building is displayed.
   
   
5. Click on building name and then click Add Floor to upload the floor map for the building.
6. Enter the floor details and browse to the map. Click Add Floor.
   The floor map is displayed.
7. Adjust the two red pointers on the floor maps and position them across a known distance and specify the Selected Distance (feet or meter). This is the reference distance based on which the floor length and width are calculated. Click Save.
   
   

8. 7. Click on the floor name and then Draw Area to mark the area on the floor map by drawing a polygon anti-clockwise. Click Finish.
   

9. Enter unique area Name and Description.
   You can create multiple areas on a floor as per your requirement.
10. Select a specific area on the map and click on Import APs and place the listed access points on the marked polygon (area) on the floor.
    You are prompted to enter the minimum RSSI value and required EIRP (TX power) of the access point.
    

To include Tx power in the ID packets, the enforcement devices and access points must have the supported firmware version.

• Dynamic changes to the Tx power on the FortiPresence GUI takes immediate effect and is overidden when the next ID packet arrives after an hour.
• Dynamic changes to Tx power on the enforcement device (FortiWLC, FortiGate, and FortiLAN Cloud) takes effect within 3 hours.

Add any other fixed assets, for example, printers, cameras, if required.

Notes:

• All access points are listed here only when the location services is configured. See Configuring Location Services.
• You can view the access points in Administration > AP Management.