Setup Guide Part 1

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7signal Sapphire Carat User Guide Release 5.0
 Database maintenance
Tools
Start and stop the automatic test profile,
import data from external source to Carat.
Export test results and alarms in XML format
to Carat server system log.
 Start automated testing
 Stop automated testing
 Automated tests
management
 Import…
 Export…
Window
Refresh the main window of the user
interface.
 Refresh
Help
Read user documentation and general
information about the system installation.
 Release notes
 Carat User guide
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 About
6.2 Network Topology
The Network topology is a hierarchical tree displaying hierarchy from the Organization to Eyes
and Access Points. The user can select from multiple ways to access the network: either via
monitoring stations or via the network’s service areas. Both methods support network testing,
but monitoring stations can only be managed by using their respective icons.
The network hierarchy is displayed as a tree, with an icon representing each item at each
node. If the item has functionality, you can bring it into view by right-clicking the icon.
Table 2: Network topology components
Topology
Node
Icon
Description
Submenus
Organization
In the Organization menu,
you can add organizations,
locations and service areas to
the organization that is being
created.
 Edit
 Wireless networks
 Add location
 Add organization
 Remove organization
 Bind SLA
Location
From the Location menu, you
can set the network’s
physical location (e.g.,
country, city, or building). A
location is always attached to
a higher-level location or
organization.
 Edit
 Add Location
 Add service area
 Remove
 Add Link Group
 Bind SLA
Service area
A service area is a location
where you can install a
monitoring station. A service
area is determined by the
coverage area of the
monitoring station, not by
the coverage area of the
target network.
A service area can have a
map on which the access
 Edit
 Add Eye
 Bind wireless networks
 Remove
 Allowed channels
 Bind SLA
 Bind Alarms
 Bind to Test Profile
 Unbind from Test Profile
 Map