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Perform a Site Survey for Your Cisco IP DECT 6800 Series – Webex

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You will need to conduct a site assessment in order to verify that you have positioned your base stations in such a way that the handsets can readily connect. The radio coverage that is provided by each base station ranges from around 164 feet (50 meters) indoors to as far as 984 feet (300 meters) outdoors. However, there is a possibility of interference with other pieces of equipment, in addition to inadequate coverage as a result of the construction of walls and doors (for instance, fire doors).

A site survey is anything that you carry out:

  • You are allowed to deploy your base stations in temporary places and turn them on while you are going through the initial setup. They do not have to be connected to the local area network at all. You conduct the survey to determine whether or not the handsets are able to interact with the base.
  • After the installation has been finished, you will be able to conduct a survey to check that the software is functioning properly and to identify and fix any issues with user connections.

You assess the coverage using the handset to ensure that it is adequate for your users in all of the regions that are to be served.

You have the ability to modify the sensitivity of the signal received by the handset radio within the phone itself. However, we strongly suggest that you discuss the change in signal strength with either your service provider or Cisco Technical Assistance Center.

Carry out this operation both when you initially set up your system and if there are changes to the area (for instance, alterations to the walls or the addition of new regions).

In order to get started, you need to make sure at least one of your handsets is fully charged.

  • To turn on the screen, you need to press and hold the Power/End button on the handset.
  •  Press Menu
  •  To obtain a list of base stations within range, enter *47* on the keypad.

 

(Optional) To examine the dBm threshold for each of the ranges, press the Settings button.

  • Green to yellow: specifies the threshold value for the yellow indication. Green to red: indicates the red indication. If this field is set to -70 dBm, for instance, a reading of -69 dBm will display as green while a reading of -70 dBm will display as yellow. By default, it is set to -70 dBm.
  • Yellow to red: defines the threshold value for the red indicator. Yellow to red indicates a range from yellow to red. If this field contains -80 dBm, for instance, a reading of -79 dBm will display yellow while a reading of -80 dBm will display red on the screen. By default, it is set to -80 dBm.

In order to adjust the range,

a. After highlighting one of the options, select the Select button.

b. After highlighting a new value in the list, select it using the Select button.

5. In the IP Search list, highlight a pair consisting of a MAC address and an IP address, and then press the Select button.

On the screen, the following data pertaining to the selected base station is displayed:

  • Icon representing signal strength:
    • The handset has very good DECT communication with the base station at the current location, as shown by the green check mark.
    • The handset is in satisfactory DECT communication with the base station at the current location if a yellow triangle appears on the display.
    • The red circle  icon indicates that the handset’s DECT connection to the base station at the current location is either poor or nonexistent. In this scenario, one of two things needs to be done: either the base stations need to be relocated in order to improve coverage, or an additional base station needs to be installed.
  • MAC: The address assigned to the base station by the MAC protocol.
  • IP: The address of the base station’s Internet Protocol (IP) address.

The IP address 0.0.0.0 is displayed on the handset if the base station is powered on but is not connected to the local area network (LAN).

  • RFPI stands for “Radio Fixed Part Identity,” which refers to the identity of the base station’s radio components.
  • Received Signal Strength Indicator, or RSSI, is the term used to describe the strength of the signal received by the handset from the base station.

6. To get back to the main screen, keep pressing Power/End until you get there.

7. To verify the extent of the coverage, proceed to a new place and then carry out Steps 2, 3, and 5.

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