User's Guide

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18.2 “Network Scan” test
The network scan test can also be used as a separate test outside initial deployment. The
deployment is described in the previous section of this guide.
To scan the network, do the following:
1. In the Network topology, select the Eye you want to use for scanning the network
2. Right-click and select “Network Scan”; a test window is displayed in the right pane
3. Select the test duration from the pull-down menu
4. If you want to view information about each antenna, select “Show RX level”
a. If this checkbox is selected, the results window has a separate line for each
antenna, which might make the window’s content more difficult to read
b. The system selects the best antenna automatically in any case
c. The system offers an active test for verification of the antenna selection
5. Select the scan directions – i.e., antenna lobes
6. Select the channels to scan
7. Select “Scan”
8. The results are displayed in a table
After the network scan, you can verify the suitability of the selected antenna by
running the antenna selection test.
The information in the table can be edited. Remember to save the changes.
• “Manage”: The management status: the status of a monitoring station can be changed
• “Sel Ant”: Selected antenna – you can change the antenna used by the Eye to monitor
the access point
o We recommend that you compare the signal levels received very thoroughly
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