3Com 09-1765-001 manual 10CHAPTER 2: CONDUCTING A SITE SURVEY

10CHAPTER 2: CONDUCTING A SITE SURVEY

Site Survey File Menu Use the File menu to create a new survey area workspace, open an existing survey workspace, define a new survey area, save the survey workspace, upload/ download existing survey workspace data, import survey workspace data, and display recent survey information.

Creating a New Select New Site Survey in the File menu to open a Site Survey dialog box. Use Site Survey the Site Survey dialog box to enter the site name, surveyor, and description. If a

workspace is open, the user is prompted to save the existing workspace first. Click OK to display the new workspace name in the status bar at the bottom of the screen

Selecting an Existing Select Open Site Survey in the File menu to open a dialog box displaying files Site Survey with the extension “.ssw.” If an invalid file is read, an error message displays;

otherwise, a progress dialog box is shown and the workspace is loaded. The Site Survey Test dialog box generates if the workspace has at least one defined area. The Site Survey Area dialog box displays if the existing workspace does not have a defined area. The status bar displays the workspace and area name.

Defining a New Site Select New Area in the File menu to display a Site Survey Area dialog box. Use the Survey Area Site Survey Area dialog box to enter the area name and description. The Delete

button is grayed when defining a survey area. The Test Name field lists the tests defined for that area. Add a new test by clicking the ellipsis (…) button. An error message displays if the Area Name field is left blank or the name of an existing area is entered. The area name displays at the bottom of the screen.

Save/Save As Select Save in the File menu to save the open survey using the existing survey name. Select Save As in the File menu to save the survey using a different name.

Upload/Download Select Upload in the File menu to display a File Save As dialog box. Use the Save As dialog box to indicate the target destination for the site survey workspace files.

A pop-up dialog box indicates the results of the file upload.

Select Download in the File menu to display a File dialog box. Use the dialog box to navigate to the location of the site survey workspace on the desktop computer. A pop-up dialog box indicate the results of the file download.

Importing a Site Survey Select Import in the File menu to display an Import Areas and Tests dialog box. Use the Import Areas and Tests dialog box to import survey areas and/or tests from another survey workspace. Select Import Areas and/or Import Tests to replace older survey workspace files with updated ones. Click the Import button to display a dialog box displaying files with the extension “.ssw.”

Displaying Recent Select Recent Site Surveys in the File menu to display the last four site survey Site Surveys workspace files created or accessed. Selecting any workspace in the list loads that

workspace. If there is at least one area defined for the workspace, the Site Survey Test dialog box displays it. The status bar at the bottom of the dialog box displays the status, filename, area name, and workspace name. If a workspace is already open, the user is prompted to save the existing workspace first.