User's Guide
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20 ACTIVE TESTS
20.1 “Optimal Antenna Selection” test
The antenna test is used to verify the suitability of the selected antenna. Because of
reflections, the network scan can show similar results for different antennas. However, during
transmission of data to an access point, the differences between antennas become significant.
This test is worth running if more than one antenna shows similar results.
1. In the Network topology, select the Eye that will run the test
2. Right-click and select “Active Tests | Optimal Antenna Selection”
3. Select the Sonar against which you want to run the test, or type another IP address
4. Select an access point
5. Select the Eye’s IP address (DHCP or static)
a. If static, enter the (1) local IP address, (2) local netmask, and (3) gateway
6. Set up the test options:
a. Select the amount of data transferred at one time
b. Select the antennas to be used in the test
7. Select “Execute”
8. The results are displayed in a table as seen below
9. If an antenna gives better results than the currently used antenna, select the better
antenna for monitoring
20.2 Download Tests
This test gives an indication of an access point’s FTP or UDP downlink capacity.
1. In the Network topology, select the Eye that will run the test
2. Right-click and select ”Manual tests”
3. From the submenu select either “FTP Download Test” or “UDP Download Test”
4. Specify whether you want to run the test against a Sonar or another target