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 Clients
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Tap the Sort field to change the order in which clients are
listed. The value by which the list is sorted shows
prominently for each client. For example, if you change
to Sort by 802.11 Type, the Clients list screen displays
the 802.11 type icons next to each client, instead of the
AP it is connected to, as shown in Figure 15.
Sort Order Button: These arrows switch the list
order from ascending to descending, and vice versa.
MAC: The MAC address of the client. The address starts
with a vendor abbreviation prefix, if the prefix is
available.
NOTE:
The client name can be either (1) MAC colon
format, e.g., 00:11:22:33:44:55 or (2) OUI compact colon
format, i.e., Vendor:33:44:55. You can set or change the
client display format from Settings > 802.11 Settings
> MAC Address Format.
(Signal Strength): The client’s signal strength. The
color of the bars and the numeric value change with the
actual fluctuation of signal strength.
Security status of the AP:
Red open lock: The network d
oes 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.
Filter Button: Tap here to filter for specific client
characteristics, such as AP name, security type, or time
since the client was last seen.
NOTE: You can set onl
y one filter at a time. Once a filter is
set, the Clients screen re-opens. The title of the screen
changes to “Clients (X of Y)”, such that
X = the number of clients filtered, and
Y = the total number of clients discovered.
This icon appears to the right of the active filter. Tap
the icon to remove the filter.
Tap the Help button on the Filter Clients By: screen
for more detail about each option.
Refresh: Tap this icon to clear the current results
and restart the scan.
Caution
Tapping the Refresh button erases all
unsaved test results.
Save: Tap this button to save a session file
containing the discovery and test results that have
been collected since the AirCheck G2 last
refreshed. See “Saving Session Files and Packet
Captures,” page 95.