Starting the Site Survey Utility

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To install a trial AirConnect wireless network, use the following procedure.

1Mount the APs.

Mount APs at the locations recommended on the floor plan drawing. Start with the most difficult coverage area first. Position the APs so that their antennas are not obstructed.

2Power on the APs.

Use the PowerBASE-T and interconnecting 8-wire CAT 5 cable if an AC wall socket is not conveniently located.

3Observe AP LED behavior.

Check the LEDs to verify normal boot operation. After the boot cycle is complete, the STATUS LED flashes approximately once every second to indicate that the AP is operating properly.

4Power on the AirConnect wireless clients to be used for the site survey.

NOTE: The AirConnect Site Survey utility should already be loaded on the AirConnect mobile devices used to perform the survey.

When the device is powered on, a message indicating the AP is not connected to a boot server will be displayed. This is normal, since the AP is not yet connected to an Ethernet network.

5Set the AirConnect AP and wireless client Network IDs. Set the wireless client(s) and AP to the same Net ID.

An AirConnect wireless network now exists and can be tested for radio transmission effectiveness with the AirConnect Site Survey utility.

Starting the Site

Click the AirConnect Site Survey utility icon from the Windows desktop to launch

Survey Utility

the utility. The Site Survey utility Welcome dialog box appears.

 

You can use the Site Survey utility Welcome dialog box to open an existing site

 

survey area workspace, create a new workspace, create a new workspace from an

 

existing site survey area workspace, or open a recently used workspace.

 

If an existing site survey workspace is opened containing one or more survey areas,

 

the Site Survey Test dialog box displays. Use the Site Survey Test dialog box to

 

specify the ICMP and WNMP test parameters for the survey area. If an existing

 

survey workspace does not have a survey area defined, the Site Survey dialog box

 

displays. Use the Site Survey dialog box for entering the site survey area name,

 

surveyor, and description. The Site Survey Test and Site Survey dialog boxes are

 

described in greater detail in the sections that follow.

 

Closing the Welcome dialog box enables the File, Edit, View, Area, and Help

 

pull-down menus. Use these menus to create a new site survey, view radio

 

coverage areas within an existing site survey template, run a ping test for a survey

 

area, display and configure the Edit menu property pages, and display help

 

information for the usage of the utility.

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3Com 09-1765-001 manual Starting the Site, Survey Utility, Utility. The Site Survey utility Welcome dialog box appears

09-1765-001 specifications

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