3Com 3CRWX120695A WXR100, 3CRWXR10095A manual Site Survey Recommendations, Adding LOS Points

100CHAPTER 5: PLANNING THE 3COM MOBILITY SYSTEM

Site Survey Recommendations

This manual does not describe how to use the site survey application. For this information, consult the Ekahau site survey documentation.

When conducting the survey, use the following best practices for optimal results:

„Verify that the scale of the floor plan is correct before generating a work order. If you use a drawing of the floor that is from another source, make sure the scale of the drawing is correct.

„Use an AP with an omnidirectional antenna, instead of a directional antenna.

„Run the AP at full power in each location.

„Make sure you use a unique MAC address at each of the portable AP’s locations. If you accidentally use the same MAC address for multiple locations, the RF measurement data will be inaccurate.

„While conducting the survey:

„Walk slowly and evenly, and click at each turn.

„Walk completely around the area you are surveying, completing a 360-degree scan of the area.

„Avoid placing your body between the AP and the laptop PC. Your body adds attenuation.

Adding LOS Points

Line of sight (LOS) points are the locations for the portable AP. You must add the LOS points to the floor plan before you generate a site survey order. You can add LOS points by importing them from a file or by creating them in 3WXM.

To import LOS points from a file

1Use the site survey tool or some other means to prepare a csv file containing the MAC addresses of each LOS point.

2Display the floor plan in the Content panel.

3In the Task List panel, click RF Planning.

4Under Site Survey, click Import Points. The Import AP Placement Points dialog is displayed.