2

PLANNING AND MANAGING YOUR

 

 

WIRELESS NETWORK WITH

 

3WXM

 

 

 

This chapter contains information about planning and managing your

 

 

 

wireless network with 3WXM. Planning your wireless network is highly

 

 

 

recommended because it not only helps you configure and deploy it, but

 

 

 

also aids in scaling and monitoring your network. 3Com provides you

 

 

 

with flexible tools to assist with network planning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview

You plan your wireless network to support the services you want to offer

 

 

 

your employees, guests, or customers. Figure 5 describes the process you

 

 

 

will follow to establish services in your company or organization,

 

 

 

beginning with determining the services you want to offer. Each step in

 

 

 

the process is described in this chapter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5 Process to Establish Wireless Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine which

 

 

Configure

 

 

 

Plan for network

 

 

 

Generate work

 

START

 

 

services to

 

 

services

 

 

 

equipment and

 

 

 

order and install

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

provide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

coverage

 

 

 

equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optimize

 

 

 

Monitor

 

 

 

Deploy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

services

 

 

 

services

 

 

 

services