Installation guide

Wi-Fi Location-Based Services—Design and Deployment Considerations

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Overview

• Reviewing the procedures required to install and configure a Cisco LBS solution consisting of

LWAPP-enabled access points, WLAN controllers, WCS, and the location appliance. Installation

and Configuration, page 41, provides information that aids in competently installing the solution

and responding to questions regarding some of the more unusual parameters used.

• Describing best practices that should be followed in designing and deploying location-aware

wireless LANs. Deployment Best Practices, page 51, focuses on a variety of topics from client

signal thresholds, inter-access point spacing, and access point density to calibration, traffic analysis,

and challenging location environments. All the information contained in this section aids in

optimizing location-aware designs for improved location fidelity.

• Providing the reader having limited exposure to RFID tag technology with a basic understanding of

how these various types of tags can or cannot interact with the Cisco LBS solution. RFID Tag

Considerations, page 85, provides details regarding RFID asset tags and how these products are

configured. This section also places considerable emphasis on the proper configuration of Cisco

WLAN controllers, the WCS, and the location appliance when using RFID tags.

• Describing the architecture available to Cisco Technology Partners interfacing to the Cisco LBS

solution via the Location Appliance SOAP/XML Application Programming Interface (API). The

SOAP/XML Application Programming Interface, page 103, discusses this and presents information

that is useful to readers wishing to better understand how location solutions from Cisco Technology

Partners fit into the Cisco Unified Wireless Network (UWN), thereby enhancing the total value of a

Cisco location-aware WLAN solution.

Reference Publications

It is assumed the reader is familiar with the following technical documents:

• Release Notes for Cisco Wireless Location Appliance—

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6386/prod_release_note09186a00806b5ec7.html

• Cisco Wireless Location Appliance: Installation Guide—

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6386/products_installation_and_configuration_guide_bo

ok09186a00804fa761.html

• Cisco Wireless Location Appliance: Configuration Guide—

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6386/products_configuration_guide_book09186a00806b

5745.html

• Cisco Wireless Location Appliance: Deployment Guide—

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6386/prod_technical_reference09186a008059ce31.html

• Cisco Wireless Control System Release Notes, Release 4.0—

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6305/prod_release_note09186a00806b0811.html

• Cisco Wireless Control System Configuration Guide, Release 4.0—

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6305/products_configuration_guide_book09186a00806b

57ec.html

Cisco also recommends that readers review the “WLAN Management” chapter of the Cisco Unified

Wireless Network Solutions Reference Design Guide 3.0.

Hardware/Software

This document describes the use of the hardware and software listed in Table 1.