For a successful deployment, you must prepare the installation site. This section provides a checklist to help the implementation team with site preparation.
| Preparation Checklist | Notes |
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| Installation Preparation | |
| Site survey |
WatchGuard recommends you ideally perform an on-site survey of AP / wireless client performance checks with the clients that are representative of the devices used at the location (Smart phones, tablets, laptops, etc.) Alternately, if an on-site survey is not feasible, use a predictive site survey based on the documented details of all aspects of the deployment, including network architecture, clients, applications, physical environment, floor plans etc.) WatchGuard provides to partners a Wi-Fi Customer Requirements Questionnaire to assist in creating predictive site surveys. For more information, log in to your partner account on the WatchGuard web site and go to Product > Selling Secure Wi-Fi. |
| Client survey | Determine the proportion of wireless devices per user and their function. |
| POE or AC power | See the "AP Power Requirements" section in Wired Network Best Practices. |
| Cable plant (CAT5e or greater) | See the Cable Category Reference table. |
| Ladder/Scissor Lift | |
| Special AP mounting requirements | AP mounting instructions are available in the WatchGuard AP Hardware Guides. |
| Internet availability | |
| Tools for mounting APs | |
| Implementation Preparation | |
| Network switch ports | |
| DHCP | |
| RADIUS | |
| DNS IPs | |
| VLAN IDs | |
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Firewall rules:
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These are the required ports for WatchGuard APs to communicate with WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud at these domains: *.cloudwifi.com redirector.online.spectraguard.net |
| Proxy bypass rule for AP management traffic | Bypass rule is for management traffic from the AP's IP address to WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud. |
| Verification Preparation | |
| Wi-Fi clients | Clients are required for acceptance testing. Make sure the clients are representative of the devices used at the location. |
| Acceptance test plan | The acceptance test plan should verify client and application functionality for all applications used at the site. |