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