3com 3CRWX120695A WXR100 User Manual
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Creating a Network
Plan
Plan
To create a network plan:
1 From the main 3WXM window, select File > New. The Create Network
Plan wizard appears.
2 In 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 (|).
the following: slash (/), backslash (\), quotation marks (“ ”), asterisk (*),
question mark (?), angle brackets (< >), or vertical bar (|).
3 In 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.
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.
4 In 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.
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.
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.
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.
the network plan. However, you can override the channel set in individual
sites within the network plan.
5 Click 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:
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.)
support user roaming. (See “Creating a Mobility Domain” on
page 62.)