2PLANNING AND MANAGING YOUR
WIRELESS NETWORK WITH
3WXM
This chapter contains information about planning and managing your
wireless network with 3WXM. Planning your wireless network is highly
recommended because it not only helps you configure and deploy it, but
also aids in scaling and monitoring your network. 3Com provides you
with flexible tools to assist with network planning.
Overview You plan your wireless network to support the services you want to offer
your employees, guests, or customers. Figure 5 describes the process you
will follow to establish services in your company or organization,
beginning with determining the services you want to offer. Each step in
the process is described in this chapter.
Figure5 Process to Establish W ireless Services
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Monitor
services
Optimize
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