Document Outline

• About This Guide
  • Conventions
  • Documentation
  • Documentation Comments
• Getting Started
  • Hardware Requirements for 3WXM Client
  • Hardware Requirements for 3WXM Services
  • Software Requirements
  • Preparing for Installation
    • User Privileges
    • Serial Number and License Key
    • HP OpenView Network Node Manager
    • Resource Allocation
      • 3WXM Services Options
  • Installing 3WXM
    • Installing 3WXM on Windows Systems
    • Installing 3WXM on Linux Systems
      • Unpacking Files
      • Using the Installation Wizard
  • Start 3WXM Services
  • Connect 3WXM Clients to 3WXM Services
    • Configure 3WXM Services
      • To select monitoring settings
    • 3WXM Access Control
      • To configure access control
  • 3WXM Interface
    • Display the Main Window
    • Using the Toolbar and Menu Bar
    • Setting Preferences
    • Easy Configuration Using Wizards
    • View Topology
      • To display a topology view of your network
    • Getting Help
• Planning and Managing Your Wireless Network with 3WXM
  • Which Services To Provide?
  • Network Plan
  • RF Coverage Area
    • RF Auto-Tuning
    • RF Auto-Tuning with Modelling
    • RF Planning
    • Which Planning Method Should I Use?
  • Configuration
    • Wireless Configuration
    • AAA Security Configuration
      • Authentication
      • Authorization
      • Accounting
    • System and Administration Configuration
      • Configure Basic WX Switch Properties
      • Configure WX Switch Connection Information
      • Configure Boot Information
  • Equipment Installation
  • Deployment
  • Management and Monitoring
    • Network Status
    • RF Monitoring
    • Client Monitoring
    • Rogue Detection
    • Event Logging
    • Verification
    • Reporting
  • RF Plan Optimization
• Configuring Wireless Services
  • What are Services?
  • Configure Employee Access Services
    • Task Table
    • Step Summary
    • Example: Configure Employee Access
      • Create a Radio Profile
      • To create a radio profile
      • Configure RADIUS Servers
      • To configure the RADIUS server in 3WXM
      • To configure the RADIUS server
      • Create a Service Profile for 802.1X Access
      • To create an 802.1X service profile
      • View the Service Profile’s Access Rules
      • To view an 802.1X service profile’s access rules
      • To modify or create access rules
      • Set Up VLANs on WX Switches
      • To set up a VLAN on a WX switch
  • What’s Next?
  • Configure Guest Access Services
    • Task Table
    • Step Summary
      • Create a User Group and Guest Users
      • To create users
      • To create a user group and add users to it
      • Create a Service Profile for Guest Access with Web Login
      • View the Service Profile’s Access Rules
    • Optional: Configure Mobility Profiles
      • To create a Mobility Profile
  • What’s Next?
  • Configure Voice over Wireless IP Service
    • Task Table
    • Step Summary
    • Create a Radio Profile for Voice
      • To create a radio profile for voice service
    • Create a Service Profile for Voice
      • Create a Service Profile for WMM VoWIP Devices
      • Create a Service Profile for SVP VoWIP Devices
      • Create a Service Profile for Avaya VoWIP Devices
      • Create a Service Profile for Vocera VoWIP Devices
      • Set Up a VLAN for VoWIP on WX Switches
  • What’s Next?
• Using RF Auto-Tuning
  • What Is RF Auto-Tuning?
  • Place Your Equipment
  • Configure Initial WX Switch Connectivity
  • Upload the WX Switch Configuration into a 3WXM Network Plan
  • Create a Service Profile
    • To create a service profile
  • Create a Radio Profile and Map the Service Profile to It
  • Create Your MAPs
    • To create a directly connected MAP in 3WXM
    • To create a Distributed MAP in3WXM
  • Apply a Radio Profile to Each Radio
    • To apply a radio profile to a radio
  • What’s Next?
• Using RF Auto-Tuning with Modelling
  • What Is RF Auto-Tuning with Modelling?
  • Add Site Information
    • To create a building
    • To add a floor to the building
  • Insert RF Obstacles
    • To add RF obstacles
  • Create Your RF Coverage Area
    • Create a Wiring Closet
    • Create Your RF Coverage Area
    • Add MAPs
      • To add direct MAPs or distributed MAPs to your network
    • Associate MAPs to the Coverage Area
      • To associate MAPs to the coverage area
  • What’s Next?
• Using RF Planning
  • What is RF Planning?
  • Prepare the Floor Drawings
  • Define Site Information
    • To create a network plan
    • To add site information
    • To create a building
    • To add a floor to the building
    • Import a Floor Plan
      • To import a floor drawing:
    • Set the Scale
      • To set the scale
    • Clean Layout
      • To clean up a drawing
  • Model RF Obstacles
    • To create RF obstacles for all objects in a layer
  • Import a Site Survey
  • Plan RF Coverage
    • Add Wiring Closets
      • To add a wiring closet
    • Create Coverage Areas
      • To create a coverage area
    • Compute and Place MAPs
      • To determine the number and placement of MAPs
    • Assign Channel Settings
      • To assign channels
    • Calculate Optimal Power
      • To calculate optimal power
    • Display Coverage
      • To display the RF coverage for an area
  • Generate a Work Order
    • To generate a work order
  • Install the Equipment
  • What’s Next?
• Managing and Monitoring Your Network
  • Deploy Your Configuration
    • To immediately deploy local changes
    • To schedule deployment of local changes
    • To verify your deployment
  • Perform Basic Administrative Tasks
    • Configuring WX Management Services
      • To manage services on a WX switch
  • Distributing System Images
    • Using the Image Repository
      • To add a system image
      • To delete a system image
    • Distributing System Images
      • To immediately install an image on WX switches
      • To schedule installation of an image on WX switches
    • Saving Versions of Network Plans
      • To save a version of a network plan
  • Importing and Exporting Switch Configuration Files
    • To import a configuration
    • To export a configuration
  • Monitoring Examples
    • Monitor an Individual User
      • Find the User
      • To find the user
      • Place User on Watch List
      • To place a user on the watch list
      • Locate the User
      • Display User Activity
      • To display user activity
      • View Long-Term User Statistics
      • To view long-term user statistics
    • Monitor a Group of Users
      • To view the RF monitor statistics
      • To view trends
    • Monitor a Rogue
      • To locate a rogue
      • Configuring Countermeasures
      • To enable countermeasures
      • To verify that countermeasures are being taken against the rogue
• Optimizing a Network Plan
  • Using RF Measurements from MAPs
    • To import RF measurements from MAPs
  • Using RF Measurements from an Ekahau Site Survey
    • Generating an Ekahau Site Survey Work Order
      • To generate a site survey order
    • Importing RF Measurements from the Ekahau Site Survey
      • To import RF measurements
  • Optimizing the RF Coverage Model
  • Locating and Fixing Coverage Holes
    • Displaying the RF Coverage Area
      • To display the RF coverage area
    • Locking Down MAPs
      • To lock down a MAP
    • Fixing a Coverage Hole
    • Computing and Placing New MAPs
    • Replanning Your Network
  • What’s Next?
• Obtaining Support for Your 3Com Products
  • Register Your Product to Gain Service Benefits
  • Solve Problems Online
  • Purchase Extended Warranty and Professional Services
  • Access Software Downloads
  • Contact Us
    • Telephone Technical Support and Repair
• Index