Wi-Fi planning checklist
If your organization plans to use Wi-Fienabled BlackBerrydevices for making and taking BlackBerry Mobile Voice System calls, you must make sure that your Wi-Fi infrastructure can support Voice over Wi-Fi calls. This checklist is meant to help you plan for Voice over Wi-Fi calls in a controlled environment but not for calling from a home office or a hotspot.
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| Have you confirmed with RIM Technical Support that your BlackBerry devices and your VPN solutions are either already using Wi-Fi VPN to connect to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server or are ready to use Wi-Fi VPN to connect to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server? |
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| Do you plan to use Voice over Wi-Fi calling? |
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| Does the Wi-Fi vendor's solution consist of a centralized controller supporting APs or is the solution built with standalone intelligent APs only? |
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Has a Wi-Fi site survey been completed to determine coverage requirements for Voice over Wi-Fi? |
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Does the Wi-Fi network support Layer 3 roaming? |
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Which IEEE 802.11 standards does the solution support? |
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Does the solution support IEEE 802.1X? |
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What EAP methods are supported? |
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Does the solution support WPA or WPA2? |
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Does the solution support Wireless Multimedia Extensions? |
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Is the solution Wi-Fi Alliance certified? |
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Which radio frequencies are supported on the APs? |
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Do the APs have dual radios (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)? |
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Can the administrator control which IEEE 802.11 services are available? |
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Is QoS supported on the Wireless LAN Controllers or APs? |
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Do the BlackBerry devices in your organization use multiple radios (for example IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11b? |
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Has the WLAN vendor assisted in validating that the Wi-Fi network is voice ready? |