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Defining Wireless Coverage Areas 145
3 In the Service Profile List group box, click Choose Available to select a
service profile. Service profiles define SSIDs and their encryption settings,
and are associated with radio profiles. You can select more than one
service profile.
To create a new profile, click Create . The Create Service Profile wizard
appears. (See “Configuring a Service Profile” on page 257.)
4 In the Shared Area list, select a coverage area that will share MAP access
points with the one you are configuring.
If you selected two radio technologies when defining a coverage area, a
shared area is automatically created.
5 In the Wiring Closet list, select the wiring closet that contains the WX
switch or switches to be connected to the shared MAP access points.
If the MAPs will be directly connected to WX switches, a wiring closet is
required. If all the MAPs in the coverage area will be indirectly connected
to WX switches through the network, a wiring closet is not required.
6 In the Redundant Wiring Closet list, select the wiring closet that will
provide redundant connection to the MAP access points. This is required
for directly connected MAPs, if you require the MAPs to have redundant
connections. Otherwise, this is not required.
Only AP models that have two Ethernet ports can support redundant
direct connections. However, models with one Ethernet port can support
redundant distributed connections.
7 In the MAP List group box, click Choose Available to pick an available
MAP, if one is configured.
This step assumes that the network plan already has a MAP and that the
MAP is physically located within the area you are configuring. If you are
planning a new installation, skip this step.
8 If you selected only 802.11a or 802.11g technology, go to step 9.
If you selected 802.11a and 802.11g technologies, do the following:
a Repeat step 1 through step 9 in “Specifying Coverage Area
Properties” on page 142.
b Repeat step 2 through step 21 in “Specifying Association
Information” on page 144.
9 Click Next . The Area Constraints page appears.