Step 2
| In the text box,
enter the name of an access point on your system. Or, you can choose one from
the list.
This name is
used to create a regular expression to create your maps.
Note
|
To update a
previously created regular expression, select
Load and
Continue next to the expression and update the expression accordingly.
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To delete a
regular expression, select
Delete
next to the expression.
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Step 4
| If your access
point‘s name has a delimiter, enter it in the text box and click
Generate.
The system generates a regular expression that matches your access point’s name
based on the delimiter.
For example,
using the dash (-) delimiter in the access point name San
Jose-01-GroundFloor-AP3500i1, produces the regular expression
/(.*)-(.*)-(.*)-(.*)/.
If you have a
more complicated access point name, you can manually enter the regular
expression.
Note
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You are not
required to enter the leading and trailing slashes.
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Step 6
| Using the Group
fields, assign matching groups to hierarchy types.
For example, if
your access point is named: SJC14-4-AP-BREAK-ROOM
In this example,
the campus name is SJC, the building name is 14, the floor name is 4, and the
AP name is AP-BREAK-ROOM.
Use the regular
expression: /([A-Z]+)(\d+)-(\d+)-(.*)/
From the AP
name, the following groups are extracted:
-
SJC
-
14
-
4
-
AP-BREAK-ROOM
The matching
groups are assigned from left to right, starting at 1. To make the matching
groups match the hierarchy elements, use the drop-down list for each group
number to select the appropriate hierarchy element.
This enables you
to have almost any ordering of locations in your access point names.
For example, if
your access point is named: EastLab-Atrium2-3-San Francisco
If you use the
regular expression: /(.*)-(.*)-(.*)-(.*)/ with the following group mapping:
-
Building
-
Device Name
-
Floor
-
Campus
Automatic
Hierarchy Creation produces campus named San Francisco, a building under that
campus named EastLab, and a floor in EastLab named 3.
Note
|
The two
hierarchy types, Not in device name and Device have no effect, but enable you
to skip groups in case you need to use a matching group for some other purpose.
Automatic
Hierarchy Creation requires the following groups to be mapped in order to
compute a map on which to place the access point:
Table 6 GroupsCampus group present in match
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Building group present in match
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Floor group present in match
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Resulting location
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Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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Campus
> Building > Floor
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Yes
|
Yes
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No
|
Failed
match
|
Yes
|
No
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Yes
|
Campus
> Floor (where Floor is an outdoor area)
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Yes
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No
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No
|
Failed
match
|
No
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Yes
|
Yes
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System
Campus > Building > Floor
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no
|
yes
|
no
|
failed match
|
no
|
yes
|
no
|
failed match
|
no
|
no
|
yes
|
failed match
|
no
|
no
|
no
|
failed match
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Automatic
Hierarchy Creation attempts to guess the floor index from the floor name. If
the floor name is a number, AHC will assign the floor a positive floor index.
If the floor name is a negative number or starts with the letter B (for
example, b1, -4, or B2), AHC assigns the floor a negative floor index. This
indicates that the floor is a basement.
When
searching for an existing map on which to place the access point, AHC considers
floors in the access point’s building with the same floor index as the access
point’s name.
For example,
if the map SF > MarketStreet > Sublevel1 exists and has a floor index of
-1, then the access point SF-MarketStreet-b1-MON1 will be assigned to that
floor."
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Step 7
| Click
Next. You
can test against more access points. You may test your regular expression and
matching group mapping against more access points by entering the access
point’s names in the Add more device names to test against field, and clicking
the
Add
button.
You then click
the
Test
button to test each of the access points names in the table. The result of each
test is displayed in the table.
If required,
return to the previous step to edit the regular expression or group mapping for
the current regular expression.
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Step 8
| Click
Next, then
click
Save and
Apply.
This applies the regular expression to the system. The system processes all the
access points that are not assigned to a map.
Note
|
You can edit
the maps to include floor images, correct dimensions, and so on. When Automatic
Hierarchy Creation creates a map, it uses the default dimensions of 20 feet by
20 feet. You will need to edit the created maps to specify the correct
dimensions and other attributes. Maps created using Automatic Hierarchy
Creation appear in the maps list with an incomplete icon. Once you have edited
a map, the incomplete icon disappears. You may hide the column for incomplete
maps by clicking the
Edit View
link.
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