3com 3CRWX440095A User Manual

You can import RF measurement data by means of a site survey done 
outside of 3WXM. Using the Site Survey Order report from 3WXM, a map 
is created of your site that can be used in an Ekahau site survey. After the 
survey is complete, the measurement data can be imported back into 
3WXM, and RF obstacles adjusted. In this way, actual, measured 
information about RF obstacles can be obtained and incorporated into 
your plan.

This guide contains post-deployment information about optimization on 
“Displaying the RF Coverage Area” on page 181. For pre-deployment 
information about optimization, see “Optimizing a Network Plan” in the 
Wireless LAN Switch Manager Reference Manual.

How you plan the RF coverage for your network depends on whether you 
are planning for the widest coverage or are planning for capacity. There 
are other contributing factors. One group of users may be mobile and 
require high throughput performance (a higher bandwidth), while 
another group of users are more stationary and require less throughput.

Select the RF Coverage tab in the Create Building wizard to define your 
coverage area. This section contains the following coverage tasks:

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A wiring closet is a container for switches. You need to add at least one 
wiring closet location to the floor plan. Also consider if you are installing 
direct MAPs. Direct MAPs (access points directly connected to the WX) 
should be connected to the WX with UTP Cat 5 cabling. The cable length 
between the MAP and the WX in the wiring closet can not exceed 100 
meters (330 feet).