User Manual

AirCheck G2 Wireless Tester
1. INTRODUCTION
The AirCheck G2 Wireless Tester is a portable tool for
verifying network availability and performance and
troubleshooting connection issues. Networking and IT
professionals can, for example, use the AirCheck G2 to
ensure that 802.11 wireless LANs are available to mobile
users or examine channel usage to identify the source of
problems.
The AirCheck G2 operates on 802.11b/g/n/ax networks in the
2.4-GHz band and 802.11a/n/ac/ax networks in the 5-GHz
band. It offers the following test types:
• The high-level discovery screens for Netw
orks, Access
Points, Clients, and Interferers show an overview of the
devices that AirCheck G2 has detected on your network.
• From the discovery screens, you can tap any network or
device’s name to view its detailed connections and
measurements.
• The Channels util
ization screen allows you to examine
in-depth the usage for all channels in your network.
• The AirMa
pper™ function lets you gather location-
based Wi-Fi measurements to create visual heat maps of
key performance metrics in the Link-Live™ Cloud Service
or the AirMagnet
®
Survey PRO application.
• AutoTest provides a comprehensive summary of your
Wi-Fi Air
Quality and Network Quality at the current
time and location.
• The wired Ethernet Test measures PoE volt
age and link
speed and indicates whether the tester can connect to
network and user-defined targets.
• The Loc
ate function helps you physically find access
points, clients, and interferers.
• Network Ro
aming and AP Range tests define the
boundaries of your network.
In addition to the AirCheck G2 hand-held unit, the Link-Live
Cloud Service and AirCheck G2 Manager PC application
provide managing, organizing, and documenting capabilities
for your tester and test data.