Abstract: A communication network device that selectively provides dynamic feedback information is described. When an error associated with the communication network device occurs, the communication network device may provide a beacon with the feedback information associated with the error, where the feedback information includes an error message that indicates the error in human-readable form. Notably, the feedback information may be included in a secondary attribute associated with the communication network device. Notably, the feedback information may be included in Passpoint information associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN) provided by the communication network device. Alternatively or additionally, the feedback information may be included in an SSID associated with the communication network device.

Abstract: An electronic device that provides installation instructions is described. During operation, the electronic device may automatically generate a radio-frequency project plan for a network in an environment using a radio-frequency model and a model corresponding to at least a portion of the environment. Then, based at least in part on the radio-frequency project plan, the electronic device may interactively provide the installation instructions to an installer while a given access point in the access points is being installed in the environment. Moreover, after the given access point is installed, the electronic device may validate the given access point. Next, the electronic device may perform automatic testing of the given access point. Furthermore, the electronic device may provide a comparison of estimated communication performance of the given access point in the radio-frequency project plan and measured communication performance of the given access point.

Abstract: During operation, an electronic device may perform measurements associated with an environment. Then, the electronic device may create a model that represents the environment, where the model specifies a two-dimensional (2D) or a three-dimensional (3D) geometric layout of the environment and/or estimated parameters associated with radio-frequency properties of at least a portion of the environment. Moreover, the electronic device may design a wireless network for use in the environment, where the designing includes determining radio-frequency characteristics in a band of frequencies associated with the wireless network based at least in part on the model, and the wireless network is predicted to achieve one or more target communication-performance metrics.