3Com 3CRWXR10095A, 3CRWX120695A WXR100, WX4400 3CRWX440095A WX1200 manual To create a wiring closet

Defining Wireless Coverage Areas 111

You must also identify the wireless technology required (802.11a or 802.11b/g) for coverage areas. For areas requiring multiple wireless technologies, two completely overlapping coverage areas are created—one for 802.11a and one for 802.11b/g.

You define coverage by creating the following items:

„Wiring closets (at least one is required if you plan to install directly connected MAPs). See “Creating a Wiring Closet” on page 111.

„Coverage areas (required). See “Defining a Coverage Area” on page 113.

„RF measurement points (optional). See “Showing RF Coverage” on page 150.

„Third-party access points (optional).

Creating a Wiring A wiring closet is a room that contains networking devices, such as Closet switches. If you have an existing wiring closet, you can draw it on the

floor layout.

If you have previously installed WX switches and defined them in 3WXM, you can place them in the wiring closet and specify them as switches to be used when 3WXM calculates how many MAP access points are required. If you do not have any WX switches placed in the wiring closet, 3WXM automatically creates and configures the switches that are needed.

Each floor plan must have at least one wiring closet, if the floor will use MAPs that are directly connected to their WX switches. However, a floor is not required to have a wiring closet if MAPs will be indirectly attached through the network. In this case, if you do not create a wiring closet, 3WXM assumes the switch that will manage the Distributed MAPs will be located in a wiring closet on another floor in the building.

To create a wiring closet

1Display the floor plan in the Content panel.

2In the Task List panel, click Tools.

3In the Wiring Closer/Misc area under Coverage Area, click the (Insert Wiring Closet) icon.

4Click in the floor display where you want to place the wiring closet. The Create Wiring Closet wizard appears.