User guide

Canopy System User Guide Using the Link Capacity Test Tool (All)
pmp-0229 (Mar 2013)
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Figure 182: Link Capacity Test tab with 64-byte packet length, example
To test a link, perform the following steps.
Procedure 37: Performing a Link Capacity Test
1. Access the Link Capacity Test tab in the Tools web page of the module.
2. If you are running this test from an AP
a. and you want to see Maximum Information Rate (MIR) data for the SM
whose link you will be testing, then perform the following steps:
(1) For Link Test with MIR, select Enabled.
(2) Click the Save Changes button.
(3) Click the Reboot button.
(4) Similarly, set the Link Test with MIR parameter in the SM to Enabled.
NOTE: If this parameter is enabled on one end of the link and disabled
on the other, the results are misleading.
b. use the drop-down list to select the SM whose link you want to test.
3. Type into the Duration field how long (in seconds) the RF link should be tested.