Extreme Networks Summit WMScanner 12.0 User manual

Summit WMScanner Quick Start Guide - Page 1 of 17.
Summit® WMScanner
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Quick Start Guide
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Quick Start Guide
Thank you choo ing Summit® WMScanner from Extreme Network ®. Plea e read the
Quick Start Guide in tallation/upgrade in truction prior
priorprior
prior to in talling the oftware.
Table of Content
Table of ContentTable of Content
Table of Content
Recommended System Requirements ................................................................................................................2
Installation on Win XP or Win Vista..................................................................................................................2
WLAN Card Hardware Remo al Procedure ......................................................................................................3
Custom Dri er Installation for the WLAN Client Card .....................................................................................4
License acti ation ...............................................................................................................................................7
Introduction to Using Summit WMScanner .......................................................................................................8
Requirements ..................................................................................................................................................8
Loading Raster Images, Raw CAD files, or Formatted Drawing Files ..........................................................8
Performing a Site Sur ey................................................................................................................................9
Visualizing Your Measurement Data ...........................................................................................................15
Customer Support .............................................................................................................................................17
Documentation..................................................................................................................................................17
Extreme Network , Inc.
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http://www.extremenetwork .com
Publi hed: December 2009
Part Number: 120359-00 Rev 01

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Recommended System Requirements
To effectively u e thi application, the following computer platform i recommended:
• Intel® Pentium® 4 1.5 GHz or better (or equivalent)
• Micro oft® Window ® XP (Profe ional, Home Edition and Tablet PC Edition) or Window Vi ta
• Micro oft Word® XP (Word 2002) or later (required for generating Report )
• 1 GB RAM (minimum)
• 500 MB free di k pace for in tallation
• 1024x768 VGA with true color
• Mou e, trackball or compatible pointing device with croll wheel
• Micro oft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
• CD-ROM drive
Support for Wirele Mea
Support for Wirele MeaSupport for Wirele Mea
Support for Wirele Mea urement via RF Monitoring Mode
urement via RF Monitoring Modeurement via RF Monitoring Mode
urement via RF Monitoring Mode
In order to enable data collection via RF Monitoring mode, you will need one of the WLAN client card li ted
below with Summit WMScanner’ cu tom driver in talled. The upported card are:
• Netgear RangeMax Dual Band Wirele -N USB a/b/g/n Adapter WNDA3100 v1
• Ubiquity SR71 USB a/b/g/n Adapter
• Netgear® ProSafe Dual Band a/b/g Wirele PC Card, Model WAG511 v2
• Ubiquiti Network SuperRange a/b/g Cardbu
• Ci co® a/b/g Cardbu Adapter, Model AIR-CB21AG-A-K9
• D-Link® RangeBoo ter N 650 b/g/n Notebook Adapter, Model DWA645
• CACE Technologie AirPcap N a/b/g/n Cardbu
• AirMagnet® C1060 a/b/g/n Cardbu Adapter
Installation on Win XP or Win Vista
In talling Summit WMScanner i much like in talling any other Micro oft Window oftware. However,
Summit WMScanner u e electronic licen e control, o an extra activation tep will be required.
Note:
Note: Note:
Note: You will need to unin tall any previou ver ion of Summit WMScanner prior to in talling the
new Summit WMScanner. A for your u er data, they will be backed up to a directory called U erBackup
U erBackupU erBackup
U erBackup in
the directory of the new in tallation of Summit WMScanner (the default location i C:
C:C:
C:\
\\
\Program
Program Program
Program
File
FileFile
File \
\\
\SummitWMScanner
SummitWMScannerSummitWMScanner
SummitWMScanner\
\\
\U erBackup
U erBackupU erBackup
U erBackup).

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Preparation
PreparationPreparation
Preparation
It i very important to perform the following preparatory tep to en ure your in tallation goe moothly:
• Admini trative Privilege
Admini trative Privilege Admini trative Privilege
Admini trative Privilege Are
Are Are
Are Required for In tall:
Required for In tall:Required for In tall:
Required for In tall: a u er with local admini trative privilege mu t
in tall Summit WMScanner. Non-admini trative u er may u e the oftware once it ha been
in talled.
• In
InIn
Internet Explorer
ternet Explorer ternet Explorer
ternet Explorer 6
66
6.0
.0.0
.0 or better
or betteror better
or better i required to properly run Summit WMScanner.
• Window Service Pack :
Window Service Pack :Window Service Pack :
Window Service Pack : Your oftware will work be t running with the mo t recent update of
Window XP or Window Vi ta. The e upgrade are available through the Micro oft Window Update
web ite.
In tallation procedure
In tallation procedureIn tallation procedure
In tallation procedure
To in tall Summit WMScanner, plea e follow the e tep in the order pre ented:
1. Clo e any program running within Window before tarting the in tallation proce .
2. Log on a ‘Admini trator’ or a a u er with admini trative or power u er privilege .
3. Double-click the Summit WMScanner in tallation executable and choo e a location for toring the
temporary in tallation file . The e file can be removed at a later date or kept for product repair or
rein tallation .
4. Read the warning and the licen e agreement. You mu t accept the licen e agreement to continue.
5. To choo e the de tination folder where the program file will be tored on the hard drive, click the
Configure button next to the product election. We recommend you accept the default folder name.
If you choo e a hard drive other than the default C: drive, be ure to al o type in a directory name;
e.g. click on your D: drive and then type in \Program File \SummitWMScanner\.
6. Click Next to begin the in tallation proce .
7. When etup i complete, you are ready to run the oftware by going to the Window Start Menu and
electing Program > Summit WMScanner> Summit WMScanner.
WLAN Card Hardware Removal Procedure
IMPORTANT NOTE
IMPORTANT NOTEIMPORTANT NOTE
IMPORTANT NOTE:
: :
: You hould only remove your WLAN card adapter from your computer u ing the
following hardware removal proce . Failure to follow thi proce could cau e your computer to cra h and
lo of data.
Step 1: Fir t, clo e down or en ure that Summit WMScanner i not running
Step 2: Double click the Safe Hardware Removal icon in your y tem tray:
Step 3: Select your Wirele LAN Adapter from the Safely Remove Hardware dialog and choo e Stop
Step 4: Again elect your adapter and elect Ok to confirm you wi h to remove the hardware (Note, thi will
not unin tall the driver. Thi proce imply allow you to afely unplug the adapter from your computer)

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Step 5: You may now remove the WLAN Adapter from your computer.
Custom Driver Installation or the WLAN Client Card
In order to enable data collection via RF Monitoring mode, you will need one of the WLAN client card li ted
in the recommended y tem requirement with Summit WMScanner’ cu tom driver in talled.
IMPORANT NOTE:
IMPORANT NOTE: IMPORANT NOTE:
IMPORANT NOTE: Do not in tall the card manufacturer’ driver. The in tallation of the cu tom WLAN driver
may not work correctly if the manufacturer’ driver ha been previou ly in talled on your computer. If the
manufacturer’ driver or other uitable driver ha been previou ly in talled on your computer, plea e
unin tall the client card before proceeding.
Step 1: In ert the network adapter into your computer’ PCMCIA lot or USB port.
Step 2: If the Hardware Update Wizard
Hardware Update WizardHardware Update Wizard
Hardware Update Wizard dialog window appear , choo e Cancel
CancelCancel
Cancel.
Step 3: Run the DriverSetup.exe in taller located in “Help\WLAN Driver ” located within your in tallation
directory.

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Step 4. Click Next
NextNext
Next to begin the driver in tallation proce .
Step 5. You mu t accept the licen e agreement before in talling the driver. If you accept the agreement,
check the radio button I accept thi
I accept thiI accept thi
I accept thi agreement
agreement agreement
agreement and click Next
NextNext
Next.

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Step 6. The wizard will begin earching for your new hardware.
If you receive a warning me age aying that the oftware you are in talling ha not pa ed Window Logo
te ting, click Continue Anyway
Continue AnywayContinue Anyway
Continue Anyway

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Step 7. If the dialog indicate your hardware i ready to u e, the in tallation wa ucce ful and the card i
now ready for u e with RF Monitoring mode mea urement .
If you encounter an error plea e contact Extreme Network wirele oftware upport team at
upport@extremenetwork .com.
License activation
To obtain the Summit WMScanner oftware licen e key:
1. Note the Summit WMScanner Serial/Voucher Number for the oftware. Summit WMScanner oftware
i part of Extreme Network Wirele Management Suite (WMS) oftware. It u e the ame
Serial/Voucher Number a the WMS. The WMS Serial/Voucher Number can be found on the product
label located on the out ide flap of the WMS CD leeve.
2. Note the MAC addre of the PC on which thi oftware would be in talled.
3. Navigate to the Extreme Network Licen e Server web ite at:
www.extremenetworks.com/extreme/upgrade.htm
4. Select the licen e for Summit WMScanner.
5. Follow the in truction provided to generate and activate the licen e key.
Note: If you have not already regi tered thi product with Extreme Network , you can regi ter on the
Extreme Network web ite at:
http://www.extremenetworks.com/go/productregistration .

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Introduction to Using Summit WMScanner
Now that you have in talled the oftware, you can begin mea uring and vi ualizing your WiFi network’
performance. Thi Quick Start Guide provide a brief tutorial on u ing the oftware to perform a ite urvey
of your facility and then analyze your WiFi network through variou vi ualization mode . The following
in truction provide a recommended workflow for doing ite urvey and analy i u ing Summit
WMScanner. For additional information about how to u e Summit WMScanner, plea e refer to the online
U er Manual (Help menu > U er Manual
Help menu > U er ManualHelp menu > U er Manual
Help menu > U er Manual).
Requirements
Before proceeding with the ite urvey, you mu t fir t acquire a floor plan of the facility. In order to import
the floor plan into Summit WMScanner, the floor plan need to be in the following format :
• Ra ter image ( *.BMP, *.JPG, *.TIFF format )
• Raw facility CAD file (*.DWG and *.DXF format )
• Formatted facility drawing file (file that were created in Motorola Enterpri ePlanner

 or LANPlanner

)
Loading Raster Images, Raw CAD files, or Formatted Drawing Files
Step 1: Select the File
File File
File menu > Open Project / Floor Plan…
Open Project / Floor Plan…Open Project / Floor Plan…
Open Project / Floor Plan… command to acce the Open Drawing
Open DrawingOpen Drawing
Open Drawing dialog.
Step 2: When the Open Drawin
Open DrawinOpen Drawin
Open Drawing dialog
g dialogg dialog
g dialog open , brow e to your floor plan’ file and click Open
OpenOpen
Open. You will be
a ked whether you wi h to ave change for the current drawing file. Click No
NoNo
No.
Step 3: A Warning
WarningWarning
Warning dialog will pop up a king you whether the file you have opened i caled or not. If you
opened a ra ter image or a raw CAD drawing file, you will need to cale the drawing file. When performing
a ite urvey, it i extremely important to u e a caled drawing file. Click Scale Drawing
Scale DrawingScale Drawing
Scale Drawing and follow the
on creen in truction . You will be a ked to elect two point on the floor plan for which you know the
di tance and then enter the di tance. If you opened a formatted drawing file created in Enterpri ePlanner
or LANPlanner, mo t likely it ha already been caled. If thi i the ca e, check the box next to the Thi file
Thi file Thi file
Thi file

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ha already been caled
ha already been caledha already been caled
ha already been caled option and then click Do Not Scale
Do Not ScaleDo Not Scale
Do Not Scale. Note
NoteNote
Note:
::
: You can till choo e to cale the
formatted drawing file in order to en ure that it i caled properly.
Step 4: You hould now ee your facility in the main drawing window. You are now ready to perform a ite
urvey.
Performing a Site Survey
Step 1: Select the Mea urement Survey
Mea urement Survey Mea urement Survey
Mea urement Survey menu > Record New Data
Record New Data Record New Data
Record New Data command to begin taking mea urement .

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Step 2: In the Configure Real Time Mea urement Run In
Configure Real Time Mea urement Run InConfigure Real Time Mea urement Run In
Configure Real Time Mea urement Run Information
formationformation
formation window, there are everal option
available. You can change the Mea urement Run name, the location where the mea urement run log file i
aved, mobile receiver height, and marker color. En ure that the WLAN Device
WLAN DeviceWLAN Device
WLAN Device option i elected from the
Se
SeSe
Select Mea urement Mode
lect Mea urement Modelect Mea urement Mode
lect Mea urement Mode drop down menu before clicking Next
NextNext
Next.
Step 3: Select RF Monitoring
RF MonitoringRF Monitoring
RF Monitoring in the Mea urement Option
Mea urement OptionMea urement Option
Mea urement Option window and click Next
NextNext
Next.

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Step 4: In the Configure Real Time Mea urement Run Information
Configure Real Time Mea urement Run InformationConfigure Real Time Mea urement Run Information
Configure Real Time Mea urement Run Information window, there are everal option
available. You can change the Mea urement Run name, the location where the mea urement run log file i
aved, and what tandard and channel to can for.
Step 5: The default urvey option i to can channel 1-11 on the 2.4 GHz band and channel 34-64, 149-
165 on the 5 GHz band. If you need to change the default can etting , click the Configure Scan Setting
Configure Scan SettingConfigure Scan Setting
Configure Scan Setting
button. In the Configure Scan Setting
Configure Scan Setting Configure Scan Setting
Configure Scan Setting window, elect the channel you wi h to can and make any de ired
change to dwell time . Click OK
OKOK
OK and then click Next
NextNext
Next on the Configure Real Time Mea urement Run
Configure Real Time Mea urement Run Configure Real Time Mea urement Run
Configure Real Time Mea urement Run
Information
InformationInformation
Information.
Note:
Note: Note:
Note: We ugge t that u er elect a dwell time of at lea t 150 m for all channel canned.

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Step 6: Select the de ired WLAN adapter to perform the ite urvey. If no adapter i li ted en ure you have
in talled the cu tom driver or contact Extreme Network wirele oftware upport team at
upport@extremenetwork .com.
Step 7: A panel hould now appear toward the bottom of the drawing window. If there are any AP in the
vicinity, the li t under the Vi ible Acce Point
Vi ible Acce PointVi ible Acce Point
Vi ible Acce Point ection will tart populating. It i recommended that you let
the Vi ible Acce Point
Vi ible Acce PointVi ible Acce Point
Vi ible Acce Point li t refre h at lea t 5 time before proceeding (thi can be een by periodic
update to the Vi ible Acce Point
Vi ible Acce PointVi ible Acce Point
Vi ible Acce Point li t).
Note:
Note:Note:
Note: If the Vi ible Acce Point
Vi ible Acce PointVi ible Acce Point
Vi ible Acce Point li t doe not populate and you are certain that there are active AP nearby,
click the Exit
ExitExit
Exit button. You need to en ure that you are not a ociated to an AP under the Window Wirele
Network Connection . Al o, if the laptop u ed to perform the ite urvey ha an active internal wirele
card, try di abling the internal card and then proceed with u ing Summit WMScanner.

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Step 8: After the li t ha been populated, you now have the option to pecify which AP are authorized,
unauthorized, or rogue . Authorized AP are AP that are part of your network. Unauthorized AP are AP
that you are aware of but are not part of your network (i.e. AP that are part of a neighboring office
network). AP cla ified a rogue are tho e AP that do not belong in the environment and hould not be
pre ent. Now click on the Configure Authorized Li t
Configure Authorized Li tConfigure Authorized Li t
Configure Authorized Li t button. In the Configure Authorized Li t
Configure Authorized Li tConfigure Authorized Li t
Configure Authorized Li t dialog
window, you will ee that all the MAC addre e for vi ible AP will initially be under the Rogue MAC
Rogue MAC Rogue MAC
Rogue MAC
Addre
AddreAddre
Addre ection. Select the authorized MAC addre e that are part of your network and click the ‘<<<’
button to populate them under the Authorized
AuthorizedAuthorized
Authorized MAC Addre e
MAC Addre e MAC Addre e
MAC Addre e . Repeat thi for the unauthorized MAC
addre e and then click OK
OKOK
OK. U er can al o load a text file li t of authorized MAC addre e into Summit
WMScanner. The text file need to have one MAC addre per line with the following format for the
addre : “XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX”.

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Step 9: You can begin taking mea urement by clicking on point on the map that corre pond to your
current location. There are two option for recording data under the Mode
Mode Mode
Mode ection. Single Marker
Single MarkerSingle Marker
Single Marker mode
record a ingle mea urement point on the drawing file when you left click a point on the map. Track Run
Track RunTrack Run
Track Run
mode record multiple point along a traight line which are collected and plotted between your tart and
end point click . Track run are continuou ly drawn unle you witch back to Single Marker
Single MarkerSingle Marker
Single Marker mode. If you
wi h to delete a mea urement, click on the Undo
UndoUndo
Undo button. For further explanation of the e two mode ,
plea e refer to Taking Mea urement
Taking Mea urementTaking Mea urement
Taking Mea urement in Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Chapter 3
Chapter 3 –
––
– Mea urement Survey
Mea urement Survey Mea urement Survey
Mea urement Survey in the Summit WMScanner
Summit WMScannerSummit WMScanner
Summit WMScanner U er
U er U er
U er
Manual
ManualManual
Manual.
Step 10: If you find that you are zoomed too far in or out, click on the
icon. Left click and hold the
mou e button while the cur or i in the drawing window and move the mou e up or down in order to zoom
in or out. When you are done, right click in the drawing window and go to Exit
ExitExit
Exit. To pan the drawing file o
that you can take a mea urement in a certain location of the map, click on the icon. Left click and hold
the mou e button with the cur or in the drawing window. Move the mou e in the direction you wi h to pan
to. To exit Pan
PanPan
Pan mode, right click in the drawing window and choo e Exit
ExitExit
Exit.
Step 8: When you are done taking mea urement , click the Exit
ExitExit
Exit button.

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Visualizing our Measurement Data
Step 1: Select the Mea urement
Mea urementMea urement
Mea urement Survey
Survey Survey
Survey menu > Vi ualize Survey Data
Vi ualize Survey DataVi ualize Survey Data
Vi ualize Survey Data to bring up the heat map
vi ualization . If a Warning
WarningWarning
Warning dialog box pop up, click OK
OKOK
OK and proceed. The Di play Option
Di play OptionDi play Option
Di play Option window pane
will appear to the left of the drawing window.
Step 2: You hould now ee a heat map being di played in the drawing window. To change the type of heat
map being di played, click on the pull down menu next to Map
MapMap
Map and choo e from the li t. For an
explanation of what the different heat map vi ualization mean, plea e refer to Vi ualizing Survey Data
Vi ualizing Survey DataVi ualizing Survey Data
Vi ualizing Survey Data in
Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Chapter 3
Chapter 3 –
––
– Mea urement Survey
Mea urement Survey Mea urement Survey
Mea urement Survey in the Summit WMSc
Summit WMScSummit WMSc
Summit WMScanner
anneranner
anner U er Manual
U er Manual U er Manual
U er Manual.
Note:
Note:Note:
Note: If the Heat map do not appear, the two po ible rea on are 1) you are trying to vi ualize for the
wrong Standard
StandardStandard
Standard (a/n or b/g/n) or 2) no AP were found on the Standard
StandardStandard
Standard you were canning for.

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Step 3: If you took mea urement on the 802.11a/n tandard in addition to 802.11b/g/n, click on the pull
down tab next to Standard
StandardStandard
Standard and elect 802.11a
802.11a802.11a
802.11a/n
/n/n
/n. The Heat map vi ualization for the 802.11a/n tandard
hould now appear.
Step 4: Click Exit
ExitExit
Exit to clo e the Di play Option
Di play Option Di play Option
Di play Option window pane.

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Customer Support
NOTE
NOTENOTE
NOTE
Service can be purcha ed from Extreme Network or through one of it channel partner . If you are an
end-u er who ha purcha ed ervice through an Extreme Network channel partner, plea e contact your
partner fir t for upport.
Extreme Network Technical A i tance Center (TAC) provide 24x7x365 worldwide coverage. The e
center are the focal point of contact for po t- ale technical and network-related que tion or i ue .
TAC will create a Service Reque t (SR) number and manage all a pect of the SR until it i re olved. For
a complete guide to cu tomer upport, ee the Technical A i tance Center U er Guide at:
http://www.extremenetwork .com/go/TACU erGuide
The Extreme Network eSupport web ite provide the late t information on Extreme Network
product , including the late t Relea e Note , trouble hooting, downloadable update or patche a
appropriate, and other u eful information and re ource . Direction for contacting the Extreme
Network Technical A i tance Center are al o available from the eSupport web ite at:
http ://e upport.extremenetwork .com
Documentation
Check for the late t ver ion of documentation on the Extreme Network documentation web ite at:
http://www.extremenetworks.com/go/documentation
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