Cisco Systems 2700 manual Additional Functionality with Location Appliance

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Location Determination

Note To add the location appliance, the WCS version with location must be installed. You cannot add the location appliance to the WCS base version.

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Figure 3 illustrates the scale and variety of classes of devices that can be tracked by the location appliance. You can narrow the search parameters if you are interested only in a subset of devices. For example, a biomedical user may want to see only infusion pumps and EKG machines named with friendly identifiers rather than rogue devices or devices with cryptic MAC or IP addresses.

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Contents Cisco 2700 Location Appliance Performing a Calibration Location TrackingHardware Requirements AccuracySoftware Requirements Following Cisco wireless LAN controllers are available Additional Functionality with Location Appliance System Architecture Location-Based Services Overview Deployment and Design Requirements Designing the Wireless LAN for LocationAccess Point Placement Improved Location Accuracy by Increasing Density Creating a Network Design in WCS Creating a New Network Design Designing a NetworkClick OK Repositioning Building Highlighted in Blue Applying Calibration Models, Appropriate Orientation Using Antenna Angles Starting to Calibrate Creating and Applying Calibration ModelsPositioning the Crosshairs Setting the Location Appliance’s IP Addressing Information Configuring the Location ApplianceImporting the Location Appliance into WCS Synchronizing Controllers Enabling and Configuring Device TrackingBacking up the Location Appliance Location Appliance MaintenanceEnabling Asset Tag Tracking Clearing the Location Appliance Configuration Troubleshooting Tips Q & aRestoring the Location Appliance Upgrading the Location ApplianceTroubleshooting Tips Q & a Frequently Asked Technical Questions Troubleshooting Tips Q & a Troubleshooting Tips Q & a OL-8478-01