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PLANNING THE 3COM MOBILITY

 

 

SYSTEM

 

The 3Com Wireless LAN Switch Manager (3WXM) planning tools help

 

you plan your mobility system. This chapter discusses the Building wizard

 

and describes how to create a site, create or modify buildings, import or

 

draw floor details, specify the RF characteristics of a floor, define a

 

wireless coverage area, compute MAP placement, and generate RF

 

network design information.

 

 

Building Wizard

The 3WXM planning tools calculate the 3Com equipment you need, how

Overview

to configure it, and where to install it, all based on the information you

 

provide about your wireless coverage needs.

 

You can display projected coverage, and even experiment with network

 

changes. You can also optimize the plan based on RF measurements from

 

the live network.

 

In addition, when you add the geographical information about your

 

network to 3WXM, you can use 3WXM to visually find network clients or

 

rogue devices.

Accessing the The planning tools are provided by the Building wizard. To access the Building Wizard wizard, do one of the following:

„If you are creating a new site, navigate to the Building page in the Site wizard, and either select Building1 and click Modify, or click New Building. (To create a site, see “Creating a Site” on page 105.)

„If you are modifying an existing site, right-click on a building name or floor name under a site in the Sites section of the Organizer panel and select Edit.

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