Planning Techniques to Use | 3Com 3CRWX120695A, 3CRWX440095A

34CHAPTER 2: PLANNING AND MANAGING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK WITH 3WXM

Use the RF Auto-Tuning with Modelling technique if you want to better monitor your wireless network in terms of buildings, floors, or coverage areas. You may only be able to locate inaccurate or incomplete building and floor plans (perhaps only a JPEG file), but with even a bit more geographic modelling of your site, you boost your ability to manage and visualize your network.

Use RF Planning when you want to use all the tools provided in 3WXM to deploy, manage, and monitor your network. You likely have multiple constituencies of users you need to consider; for example, sets of users that are mobile and wireless that have specific throughput and bandwidth needs. 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. Additionally, you may be planning for future capacity, and need to add as much detailed information as you can about your site in order to plan for the future.

See Table 7 for some guidelines to help you determine what planning technique is right for your organization.

Table 7 Planning Techniques to Use

Concern	If yes, use	If No, use
Do I have adequate time to add	RF Auto-Tuning with	RF Auto-Tuning
geographic modelling and RF	Modelling
obstacle information?

Can I locate accurate building	RF Planning or	RF Auto-Tuning with
and floor plans?	RF Auto-Tuning with	Modelling
	RF Auto-Tuning with
	Modelling

Do I need to plan for capacity of RF Planning users or quality of coverage

(traffic engineering concerns) for certain users?

RF Auto-Tuning or RF Auto-Tuning with Modelling

Do I need to visualize coverage RF Planning accurately?

RF Auto-Tuning or RF Auto-Tuning with Modelling

Do I need to locate users?

RF Planning or RF	RF Auto-Tuning
Auto-Tuning with
Modelling

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Wireless LAN Mobility System 3CRWXR10095A, 3CRWX120695A, 3CRWX440095A 3Com Corporation 350 Campus Drive Marlborough, MA USA United States Government Legend Contents Configure WX Switch Connection Information Overview Set Up VLANs on WX Switches What’s Next? Create a Service Profile Create a Radio ProfileTask Table Step Summary 122 Assign Channel Settings 136 Calculate Optimal Power 138121 134 148 Overview Deploy Your Configuration 144148 Distributing WX Configuration Files 149 155 Display User Activity 157 Index List conventions that are used throughout this guide ConventionsIcon Description Documentation Comments Pddtechpubscomments@3com.com Chapter about this Guide 3WXM Client HardwareRequirements for 3WXM client in Windows Hardware Requirements for Running 3WXM Services in Windows 3WXM Services3WXM Services in Windows Software Installation Preparing for Number Radios WX Switches 50+ WX Switches 1000 3WXM Services in Shared Mode Start the 3WXM Services Wizard Configure 3WXM Services Connect 3WXM Clients to 3WXM ServicesTo connect the client to Services You can change the properties of 3WXM Services Getting Started Privilege Level Access Control Configuration Monitoring To select monitoring settingsUser Privilege Levels Getting Started 3WXM Main Window Menu Bar with Dropdown Menu Preferences Wizard 3WXM Interface Properties 3WXM Interface Getting Started With flexible tools to assist with network planning OverviewProcess is described in this chapter Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with 3WXM Network Plan RF Coverage Area Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with 3WXM RF Coverage Area Planning Techniques to Use Concern If yes, use If No, use Also create a basic configuration for the WX switch ConfigurationSupport the services you require Baseline values for planning Radio and Service Profiles Configuration Authentication Authentication Flowchart for Network Users Authorization Accounting Configure Basic WX Switch Properties Configure Boot Information Configure WX Switch Connection InformationEquipment Changes to a single WX switch Deployment is when WX configuration information in the 3WXMNetwork plan is sent to your WX switch Deployment Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with 3WXM „ Rssi Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with 3WXM Management and Monitoring 3WXM Reports Report Description Configuration ReportsMonitoring Reports Model to improve the accuracy of the model RF PlanOptimization Ability to more accurately plan for and improve network Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with 3WXM Multi-hosted access, or Voice over Wireless IP VoWIP access Potential encryptions 802.11i, WPA, WEP, or unencrypted Services ConfigureEmployee Access Task Table Creating a Service for Employee Access From Radius Server Group tab From Radius Server tabClick New Radius Server Group Access From 802.1X Network AccessAccess Rules Network Access Rules From Vlan Setup tab Configuring Wireless Services Create a Service Profile Configuring Wireless Services Create a Radio Profile Right-clickRadio Profiles Insert Configure Radius Servers Click Finish to save the changes and close the wizard Click New Radius Server Group 3Com VSAs Specify Network Access Rules 3Com VSAs Configure Employee Access Services Set Up VLANs on WX Switches Configure Employee Access Services Configuring Wireless Services Access Services Configure GuestEncryption Creating a Service for Guest Access Creating a Service for Guest Access Configure local authentication „ Click Authentication. Select Choose Available Local server Click New Mobility Profile Ports list, specify ports to include in the Mobility Profile Click Choose Available You can create two types of users in the local database Create User Group wizard is displayed Configuring Wireless Services Over Wireless IP Configure VoiceService From Encryption tab Creating a Service for VoWIP AccessFrom Radio Profile tab From User Attributes tab Select New MAC Address UserEdit click Local User Database Edit Radius From Spanning Tree Port Setup tab Access Rules Insert MACNetwork Access Select Choose Available Radius or Local „ From Authentication tab, select Choose Available Local You can create two types of users in the local database Click Local User Database Configuring Wireless Services Example Creating an ACL for SpectraLink Wireless Phones Configuring Wireless Services Example Creating an ACL for Avaya Wireless Phones Configuring Wireless Services Configure Voice over Wireless IP Service Configuring Wireless Services Auto-Tuning on AutoTune feature to set MAP channels and power settingsTo learn more about the benefits of RF Auto-Tuning, see RF To networks containing fewer MAPs Switch Configure InitialWX Switch Configuration into 3WXM Network Plan Upload the WX Switch Configuration into a 3WXM Network Plan Services, see Which Services To Provide? on Create a ServiceFor more information about service profiles, see Wireless Profile Profile and Map Service Profile to It Create a Radio Click the Service Profile Selection tab Create Your MAPs Radio Apply a RadioProfile to Each To each radio on the MAP Modelling Your network plan Add Site Information Add Site Information Using RF AUTO-TUNING with Modelling Add Site Information Using RF AUTO-TUNING with Modelling Insert RF Obstacles Coverage Area Switch portsCreate Your RF Closet Coverage Area Create Your RF To create your RF coverage areaFrom the Modify Building wizard, click Plan RF coverage Enter a name for the area Click Next Create Your RF Coverage Area On the floor Select the Area Associations tab Click Choose Available Create Your RF Coverage Area Using RF AUTO-TUNING with Modelling Using the RF Auto-Tuning with modelling technique Common country code for the WX switches contained in it Prepare Floor Drawings Reliability of the users Define SiteOther editing tools in the Building wizard To create a network plan You must select a country code before continuing To add site information Using RF Planning To configure building information Using RF Planning Define Site Information Click OK Define Site Information Using RF Planning Common AutoCAD Layer Terminology AutoCAD Layer Name Commonly Represents Using RF Planning Survey Add Wiring ClosetsImport a Site Plan RF Coverage Using RF Planning Plan RF Coverage Using RF Planning Plan RF Coverage Using RF Planning Click Finish RF coverage area is displayed on the floor plan Using RF Planning Click Next Using RF Planning Plan RF Coverage Using RF Planning Plan RF Coverage Using RF Planning Generate a Work Order Install Considered in the work order, too Provides you with information about configuring WX switch Management and Monitoring on Deploy Your WX switchClick Deploy Now to deploy the configuration Changes are only local to 3WXM Deploy Your Configuration Perform Basic AdministrativeConfiguring WX Management Services Tasks Perform Basic Administrative Tasks Using the Image Repository Distributing System Images Distributing WX Configuration Files Click Distribute Select Distribute Config Click Distribute Select File Save As Configuration Files Managing and Monitoring Your Network Monitoring Select Export DefaultsExamples Find the User Locate the User Place User on Watch ListSelect the Client Sessions tab Managing and Monitoring Your Network Display User Activity View Long-Term User Statistics Monitoring Examples Managing and Monitoring Your Network Monitoring Examples Managing and Monitoring Your Network Monitoring Examples Managing and Monitoring Your Network Monitoring Examples Configuring Countermeasures Monitoring Examples Managing and Monitoring Your Network Your network plan because „ You have a reported coverage problem in your network„ You want to verify your network RF coverage Measurements Using RFFrom MAPs Using RF Measurements from MAPs Using RF Measurements from an Ekahau Site Survey Using RF Measurements from an Ekahau Site Survey Click Generate Using RF Measurements from an Ekahau Site Survey Optimizing a Network Plan Click Import Measurements Click Next Optimizing the RF Coverage Model Optimizing a Network Plan Locating and Fixing Coverage Holes Optimizing a Network Plan Locating and Fixing Coverage Holes Optimizing a Network Plan What’s Next? Optimizing a Network Plan Index Numbers Index Saving Index