Here's my 2 tutorials on how I do most of my lightmapping.
It's 2 PDFs; taking you through the steps to get to a nice looking lightmap.
I don't cover any modelling or UVWmapping; just the basic steps to render the lightmap.
The second tutorial deals with the lights you can setup in 3Ds Max. I've kept basic again.
There's a lot you can do; to get good looking results in a render. But then you might be waiting for 4 hours for your lightmap to render.
With my more basic method you ca