3Com 3CRWX120695A, 3CRWX440095A manual Import a Site, Survey, Plan RF Coverage, Add Wiring Closets

	Import a Site Survey 127
Import a Site	You can import RF measurement data by means of a site survey done
Survey	outside of 3WXM. Using the Site Survey Order report from 3WXM, a map
	is created of your site that can be used in an Ekahau site survey. After the
	survey is complete, the measurement data can be imported back into
	3WXM, and RF obstacles adjusted. In this way, actual, measured
	information about RF obstacles can be obtained and incorporated into
	your plan.
	This guide contains post-deployment information about optimization on
	“Displaying the RF Coverage Area” on page 181. For pre-deployment
	information about optimization, see “Optimizing a Network Plan” in the
	Wireless LAN Switch Manager Reference Manual.
Plan RF Coverage	How you plan the RF coverage for your network depends on whether you
	are planning for the widest coverage or are planning for capacity. There
	are other contributing factors. One group of users may be mobile and
	require high throughput performance (a higher bandwidth), while
	another group of users are more stationary and require less throughput.
	Select the RF Coverage tab in the Create Building wizard to define your
	coverage area. This section contains the following coverage tasks:
	„ “Add Wiring Closets” on page 127
	„ “Create Coverage Areas” on page 129
	„ “Compute and Place MAPs” on page 134
	„ “Assign Channel Settings” on page 136
	„ “Calculate Optimal Power” on page 138
	„ “Display Coverage” on page 139
Add Wiring Closets	A wiring closet is a container for switches. You need to add at least one
	wiring closet location to the floor plan. Also consider if you are installing
	direct MAPs. Direct MAPs (access points directly connected to the WX)
	should be connected to the WX with UTP Cat 5 cabling. The cable length
	between the MAP and the WX in the wiring closet can not exceed 100
	meters (330 feet).