User`s guide

Utilities

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2. Once the parameters have been entered, click on the

Start button at the bottom of the dialog box to start the

link test. When the link test is running, necessary statis-

tics will be displayed and updated periodically.

3. To stop the link test, click on Stop, OK, or Cancel at the

bottom of the dialog box. Once the link test has sent the

number of packets speciﬁed, the Stop button will toggle

back to a Start button.

Linkscope

Linkscope provides a graphical display of:

• Signal Quality

• Signal Strength

Linkscope determines the performance of the RF link

between a Wireless LAN Adapter and an Aironet

Access Point. Any Windows 95, Windows 98, or

Windows NT unit associated to an Aironet Access Point

can run the linkscope test.

Signal strength is displayed along the vertical axis of

the graphical display. Signal quality is displayed along

the horizontal axis. The combined result is represented

by a diagonal line. The Aironet Access Point associat-

ing with the Wireless LAN Adapter is indicated along

the bottom of the display as well as its MAC address.

For more information on the Aironet Access Point test-

ing procedures, see the appropriate Access Point

Technical Reference Manual.