Specifications

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4 Planning Your Network Deployment
Extreme Networks recommends any company planning to deploy a wireless network simulate their
deployment plans prior to deploying the installation. WMScanner provides users with powerful and
industry leading site survey tools for optimizing network deployment.
Summit WMScanner enables you to design, model, and measure 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g
networks. Building facilities and campus environments can be quickly modeled using menus that guide
you step-by-step. Quickly place access points during the WLAN design phase. Once a WLAN has been
deployed, use Summit WMScanner’s powerful features for measuring network performance and
validating network designs.
Summit WMScanner is bundled with Summit WMS on the product CDROM (or Website download)
and is installed and licensed seamlessly with the Summit WMS application. Summit WMScanner does
not function autonomously within Summit WMS, and has the ability to share data with Summit WMS
for those devices deployed within a Summit WMScanner maintained drawing.
To access the Summit WMScanner User Guide for detailed information on managing work spaces and
creating drawings that can be used with Summit WMS, refer to
http://www.extremenetworks.com/go/
documentation
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For information on installing Summit WMScanner for use with Summit WMS, see “Installing Summit
WMScanner from Summit WMS” on page 31.
Once correctly installed, use Summit WMScanner with Summit WMS to optimally share data between
applications as specific site management activities dictate. For more information, see “Exporting Site
Information from Summit WMScanner into Summit WMS” on page 33 or “Importing Summit WMS
Data into Summit WMScanner” on page 35.
Installing Summit WMScanner from Summit WMS
Summit WMS is shipped with Summit WMScanner. Once Summit WMS is installed and deployed,
optionally download Sit (from within Summit WMS), extract the installation package, install Summit
WMScanner and begin porting site information between Summit WMS and Summit WMScanner.
Once you have successfully installed Summit WMScanner, refer to “Exporting Site Information from
Summit WMScanner into Summit WMS” on page 33 to begin moving information back and forth
between the Summit WMS and Summit WMScanner applications.
NOTE
When Summit WMScanner is installed from Summit WMS, you can use Summit WMScanner for 14 days with a trial
license. For more information see “Getting a License Key” on page 29.
To install Summit WMScanner for the first time from Summit WMS: