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?
Conducting a Site Survey Using AirMapper
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Changing the Survey Settings
Tap the AirMapper Settings button to open the
AirMapper Settings screen. Use this screen to change all
AirMapper settings, add floor plans, and select a survey type.
Name: Tap Name to open a keyboard and enter a survey
name.
Link-Live and AirMagnet Survey PRO both use the
name to identify the project.
Description: Tap Description to open a keyboard screen
and enter a brief description of the survey. Link-Live and
AirMagnet Survey PRO both use this
descriptive text to
provide additional project information.
Floor Plan: Tap to open the Floor Plans screen. You can select
between floor plans or upload a new floor plan.
See “Set Up a Floor Plan” on page 47.
Signal Propagation: Tap Signal Propagation to open a
keyboard and enter a radius that you estimate is the distance
RF signals can travel at the survey site. The default is 20 feet.
(To set Default units in feet or meters, use the Distance Unit
option in Device Settings. See “Device Settings” on page 123.)
Survey Type: Tap Survey Type to select Active or Passive.
• Passive: (the default) measures all detectab
le signals
during your survey. You can view data for networks,
channels, access points, clients, and interferers.
Measurements are made using beacon frames.
• Active: performs the site survey while actively connected
to a specific Wi-Fi network. This can help validate Wi-Fi
network performance and roaming.
During the survey,
the client transmission rate is included with each data
point.
See “Conducting the Survey” on page 49.
Apply: Tap the App
ly button to save and use the settings for
your
survey. See “Conducting the Survey” on page 49.
Figure 30. AirMapper Settings