HP Manager Software manual Saving a Network Plan

82CHAPTER 3: GETTING STARTED

5If 3WXM detected third-party (non-3Com) APs, they appear in the Third Party AP list. If you want to include any of the listed third-party APs in your network plan, click Choose Available and select the APs from the list.

6Click Next to save the network plan on the server and open it in 3WXM.

7Do one of the following:

„If you intend to use the physical planning features, click Next to configure Site information. Go to “Planning the 3Com Mobility System” on page 95.

„If you intend to configure and manage WX switches without using the physical planning features, go to “Configuring WX System and Administrative Parameters” on page 179.

Managing Network After creating a network plan, you can save, close, open, or delete it. You Plans can also share a network plan with others.

When you exit 3WXM or close a network plan, you are given the option to save the changes on the server (the host running the 3WXM service) or locally (the host on which you are working).

If you elect to save changes locally, the changes are not saved on the server. In this case, the next time you start 3WXM, the software checks whether your client still holds the lock for the network plan; if it does, then the network plan with the locally saved changes is opened in 3WXM.

Saving a Network Plan

When you save a network plan, a directory with the same name as the network plan is created in the config-db directory of the 3WXM installation directory. You should regularly back up the config-db directory so that you have additional copies of your network plans.