User Manual
Table Of Contents
- User Manual
- LEGAL NOTIFICATION
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- 1. Introduction
- 2. AirCheck G2 Tester Physical Features
- 3. The AirCheck G2 Home Screen
- 4. Discovering Networks and Access Points
- 5. Viewing Channel Usage
- 6. Discovering Clients
- 7. Detecting Interferers
- 8. Using AutoTest to Diagnose Your Network Health
- 9. Conducting a Site Survey Using AirMapper
- 10. Testing Ethernet for Access Point Backhaul
- 11. Companion Services
- 12. Customizing the Tester for your Network
- 13. Verifying Connectivity and Coverage
- 14. Locating an Access Point, Client, or Interferer
- 15. Performing a Network Roaming Test and AP Range Test
- 16. Conducting iPerf Performance Testing
- 17. Saving Test Sessions, Packet Captures, and Screenshots
- 18. Managing Files on the AirCheck G2 Tester
- 19. All AirCheck G2 Settings
- 20. Maintenance
- 21. Specifications and Compliance
- Appendix A: Quick Reference: Examining your Network Health
- How is my Network Quality?
- What is in the Wireless Environment?
- Can Devices Connect to My Network?
- What is Causing Slow Network Performance or Dropped Connections?
- Are There Security Risks in My Network?
- Where is an Access Point?
- What Networks or Access Points Come into Range as I Move?
- How Can I Document My Network and My Test Session?
The AirCheck G2 Home Screen
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Access Points (#) : Discovers access points and
displays the number discovered. Tap to view the
discovered Access Points li
st. See “Discovering
Networks and Access Points,” page 9.
Clients (#) : Discovers associated and un-associated
(e.g., probing) clients and displays the number
discovered. T
ap to view the discovered Clients list. See
“Discovering Clients,” page 27.
Interferers (#) : Discovers potential interfering
devices. Tap to view the Interferer Events list screen. See
“Detecting Interferers,” page 32.
AutoTest : Automatically checks the health of your
network by measuring air quality (channel usage and
interf
erence) and configured networks. Tap to begin
AutoTest and open the AutoTest screen. See “Using
AutoTest to Diagnose Your Network Health,”
page 36.
AirMapper : This function gathers 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. See “Conducting a
Site Survey Using AirMapper,” page 45.
Ethernet Test : This function runs a wired network
test across 10/100/1000 Mbps links and verifies Power
over Ethernet (PoE). Tap this row to begin an Ethernet
test and open the Ethernet Test screen. See “Testing
Ethernet for Access Point Backhaul,” page 53.
Refresh : Clears the current results and restart the
discovery process.
Caution
Tapping the Refresh button erases all unsaved
test results.
Save : Saves your current discovery and test results
to a session file. See “Saving Session Files and Packet
Captures,” page 95.
Settings : Opens the screen to manage settings and
files. See “All AirCheck G2 Settings,” page 107.
Help : Tap this icon to open the relevant Help topic for
the screen.
To save a screen capture, hold your fi
nger on the icon for
one second to save an image of the current screen to
internal storage on the tester. The tester beeps once
when a screenshot is saved. See “Saving Screenshot
Image Files,” page 100.
Note
Tap the Ho
me button to return to the Home Screen
from any other screen on the AirCheck G2.
Tap the Back button to return to the previous screen
from any screen except the Home Screen.