3Com WX4400 3CRWX440095A WX1200, 3CRWXR10095A manual Applying the RF Measurements to the Floor Plan

110CHAPTER 5: PLANNING THE 3COM MOBILITY SYSTEM

Applying the RF Measurements to the Floor Plan

1Under Site Survey in the Task List panel, click Optimize. A wizard appears, listing the progress of the request.

„The Total number of RF measurements that did not intersect any object line lists the number of measurements that did not experience attenuation due to an RF obstacle in the path between them.

If the measurements came from a site survey file, they are measurements between the portable AP (LOS point) and the PC running the site survey tool. If the measurements came from MAP radios in the network, they are measurements between MAP radios.

„The Total number of objects that will be corrected line indicates the number of measurements that did experience attenuation. For existing RF objects, 3WXM corrects the attenuation to match the results. If the floor plan does not have an RF obstacle where the attenuation library indicates one exists, 3WXM creates an RF obstacle.

For RF obstacles created by 3WXM, the description is auto-generatedand the obstacle type is Other. You can edit these values by selecting the obstacle, clicking the Edit properties icon to open the Modify RF Obstacle wizard, and modifying the values. Click OK to close the wizard and save the changes. (See “To use the Create RF Obstacle Dialog box” on page 96. The wizard is the same whether it is labeled Create or Modify.)

2Click Finish.

Defining Wireless You must define which areas of your enterprise require wireless network

Coverage Areas coverage. In 3WXM, you plan for both coverage and capacity requirements in a particular area on the floor. Capacity requirements are determined by the number of users in the area and the amount of wireless network bandwidth desired for every user.

The floor of a building can contain multiple coverage areas if several groups of users on the floor require different bandwidth. For example, an engineering department might have its own coverage area to accommodate a need for higher bandwidth, but the rest of the floor might be planned for general use with lower bandwidth requirements.