Avaya Partner 3910 Instruction sheet

Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephone
Installation Guidelines
15-300249
Comcode 700343015
Issue 1
November 2004

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Overview
This document provides general guidelines for installing the Avaya 3910
Wireless Telephones. Following these guidelines will help ensure satisfactory
performance of the Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephones.
Before installing the Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephones, keep in mind the
following information:
• If possible, place the base unit in a centralized location relative to the
locations where the Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephone will be used.
• Install the base unit as high as possible so that it clears nearby objects (for
example, office cubicles and file cabinets).
• More than three base units in a confined area will degrade product
performance. Refer to “Determining the Location for the Base Units” on
page 3 to optimize locations of up to 10 base units in a building or desired
coverage area.
• Each Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephone requires its own base unit.
If you have three or fewer Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephones, place all of the base
units in a centralized location and at least five feet apart. (See Figure 1.)

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Figure 1: Configuration with Three Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephones
If you have more than three Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephones, go to
“Determining the Location for the Base Units” on page 3.
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Determining the Location for the Base Units
To obtain the best possible performance from the Avaya 3910 Wireless
Telephones, you must install all of the base units in a location that will provide
proper coverage. To determine the location for the base units, perform the
following steps:
1Draw a floor plan of your building. Figure 2 shows the floor plan for a
sample company.
Figure 2: Floor Plan for a Sample Company
2Identify all of the people in your company who will use an Avaya 3910
Wireless Telephone.

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Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephone
3On your floor plan, identify all areas (for example, offices, conference
rooms, and lobbies) where you expect the Avaya 3910 Wireless
Telephones to be used. (See Figure 3.)
4On your floor plan, identify the location where you want to install all of the
base units for the Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephones (for example, a
hallway).
Figure 3 shows the completed floor plan and base unit location for the
sample company.
Figure 3: Location of Base Units for a Sample Company
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5Using the base unit location as the center, draw a circle with a 160 foot
radius. This circle indicates the coverage area of all of the base units.
Figure 4 shows the coverage area for the sample company.
Figure 4: Coverage Area of the Base Units
6Verify whether the circle encompasses all of the areas where the Avaya
3910 Wireless Telephones will be used.
Predicted Service Area
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7Perform one of the following steps:
— If the circle encompasses all of the areas where the Avaya 3910
Wireless Telephones will be used, go to Step 9.
— If the circle does not encompass all of the areas where the Avaya 3910
Wireless Telephones will be used, perform one of the following steps:
• Select a location for all of the base units that is
“centrally located” within the area where the
Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephones will be used.
(This new location should encompass all of the
areas where the Avaya 3910 Wireless
Telephones will be used.)
• Identify a base unit location for the Avaya 3910
Wireless Telephones that are not covered by the
current base unit location. Draw a circle with a
160 radius around this second base unit
location, and verify that the circle encompasses
those Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephones that
were not covered by the first base unit location.
Figure 5 shows multiple locations of base units for a
sample company.

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Figure 5: Multiple Locations for Base Units
8Repeat Step 7 until all of the Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephones are included
in an area covered by the base units.
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10 Determining the Location for the Base Units
Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephone
9After all of the Avaya 3910 Wireless Telephones are covered on your floor
plan, perform one of the following steps:
— If you have one to three base units, install each base unit at least five
feet apart in the selected location. Be sure to install each base unit as
high as possible so it clears nearby objects (for example, office
cubicles and file cabinets). This grouping of base units is referred to as
a cluster.
— If you have four or more base units:
aInstall three of the base units in the selected
location, with each base unit being five feet
away from another base unit. Be sure to install
each base unit as high as possible so it clears
nearby objects (for example, office cubicles
and file cabinets). This grouping of base units
is referred to as a cluster.
bSelect a location that is at least 30 feet away
from the cluster, and install another cluster of
up to three base units. Within this new cluster,
make sure each base unit is five feet away
from another base unit. Be sure to install each
base unit as high as possible so it clears
nearby objects (for example, office cubicles
and file cabinets).
cRepeat Step b until all of the base units are
installed.
When you are finished determining the location for the base units, install the
base units and perform a test call from each handset. Be sure to walk to all areas
where the handset will be used so you can determine whether the voice quality is
acceptable.