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?
Using AutoTest to Diagnose Your Network Health
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AP Name: The name of the AP to which the tester is
connected. The address starts with a vendor abbreviation
prefix, if the prefix is available.
Channel: The channel the AP uses.
Other Connection Results: The rest of the results under
Connection provide exact values for the average, minimum,
and maximum Signal, Noise, SNR, and PHY Rate.
IP Address Result
IP Address: Indicates whether or not an IP was successfully
obtained via DHCP or if a static IP is configured.
Captive Portal Result
When the Captive Portal setting is enabled, this portion of
the test opens a web browser window that allows you to
enter the required credentials for the network.
See “Captive Portal” on page 70.
Target Test Results
The optional test targets show whether or not AirCheck G2
can ping the targets selected in Settings > Test Targets, which
can include the DHCP Server, Default Gateway, DNS servers,
and/or the user-configurable target (www.google.com is the
default).
Tap the arrows to the right of each field to expand or
collapse test details:
Figure 28. AutoTest Network Test IP and Test Targets
DHCP Server: Indicates whether or not the DHCP service
could be successfully pinged.
Default Gateway: Indicates whether or not the configured
gateway could be successfully pinged.