3Com 3CRWXR10095A, 3CRWX120695A WXR100 manual Plan, Creating a Network To create a network plan

54CHAPTER 4: WORKING WITH NETWORK PLANS

Creating a Network To create a network plan:

Plan

1From the main 3WXM window, select File > New. The Create Network Plan wizard appears.

2In the Network Plan Name box, type a name for the network plan. You can use 1 to 60 alphanumeric characters, with no spaces, tabs, or any of the following: slash (/), backslash (\), quotation marks (“ ”), asterisk (*), question mark (?), angle brackets (< >), or vertical bar ().

3In the Country Code list, select the country where the network is to be deployed.

You must select a country code before continuing. The country code you select here is the default for all MAPs in the network plan. However, you can override the country code in individual sites within the network plan.

4In the Channel Set list, select the set of operating channels for any 802.11b/g MAP radios you plan to use.

The choices in the list are dependent on the country code you chose in step 3. The channel numbers you select are used later in the planning process when you assign channels to 802.11b/g radios.

You might be able to select a set of overlapping channels. However, in some network layouts, using overlapping channels reduces network performance.

Channel numbers used for 802.11a radios do not overlap and are not listed at this stage of the planning process. You can modify channel selections for 802.11a and 802.11b/g radios later in the planning process or allow WX switches to set the channels automatically.

The 802.11b/g channel set you select here is the default for all MAPs in the network plan. However, you can override the channel set in individual sites within the network plan.

5Click Next to save the network plan on the server and open it in 3WXM.

The network plan settings appear in the Content panel and the following links appear in the Task List panel:

„Mobility Domain—Configure a named set of WX switches that support user roaming. (See “Creating a Mobility Domain” on page 62.)