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?
Discovering Networks and Access Points
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Screen Title: The AP’s name (BSSID, vendor AP name, or
user-created alias) is displayed at the top of the AP Details
screen.
Signal Strength: The signal strength rating for the AP.
Signal Level: The AP’s signal level in dBm.
NOTE: If Custom Signal Adjustments are applied to a
client, an asterisk (*) appears next to the Signal Level
value on this screen. To access this setting, go to
Settings > 802.11 Settings > Custom Signal
Adjustments.
Noise Level: The noise level in dBm of the channel used.
SNR: Signal-to-Noise Ratio is a measure of signal strength
relative to noise; an indication of signal quality for a reliable
client’s connection. The ratio is measured in decibels (dB).
SSID: Service Set Identifier; The name of the wireless network
to which the AP is connected.
BSSID: The MAC address of the SSID. The address starts with
a vendor abbreviation prefix, if the prefix is available.
Security status of the AP:
Red open lock: The network does not have security
enabled.
Yellow closed lock: One or more access points use
WEP or Cisco LEAP security protocol. These are less
secure than other protocols.
Green closed lock: All access points use security
protocols that are more secure than WEP, for example,
WPA or WPA2.
Gray closed lock: Access points on this network are
using multiple security protocols.
802.11 Types: The 802.11 types that the access point
supports:
802.11a: Uses the 5-GHz band.
802.11b: Uses the 2.4-GHz band.
802.11g: Uses the 2.4-GHz band.
802.11n: Can be used in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz bands.
802.11ac: Uses the 5-GHz band.
802.11ax: Can be used in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz
bands.
Supported Rates (Mbps): The extended physical (PHY) rates
that the AP is configured to support.
Basic Rates (Mbps): The basic physical (PHY) rates that the
AP is configured to support.
Authorization: Either the AP's manually selected
Authorization Class or the default Authorization Class. The
default authorization can be None, Authorized, or
Unknown. Tap this field to configure the Alias Name and
Authorization Class for the selected AP.