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Import a Site Survey
You can import RF measurement data by means of a site survey done
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).