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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• Tap Clear to stop the survey and clear all survey
measurements after a prompt.
• Tap the AirMapper settings icon to change
AirMapper settings.
• Tap the Sa
ve icon to save data. See Saving Data
below.
Saving Data
You can save data either during or at the end of your survey.
1
Tap Stop and then tap Save to open the Save Survey
menu.
2
Tap Destination and then select where to store the data:
• Local:
saves data to local memory in a .amp file. You
can later upload the file to Link-Live or transfer it to a
USB thumb drive. (See
How to: Save Survey Data
Locally below.)
• Link-Live: saves to the Link-Live cloud service via
either the RJ-45 port or by establishing a Wi-Fi
connection. (If you are not connected to a network,
survey data stays in memory until a connection is
established.)
3
(Optional) Tap Add Survey Comment or Add Job
Comment to add text information to the measurement
data.
4
Tap Save to save the data and comments to the
destination. You can then stop the survey or tap Resume
to continue taking measurements
How to: Conduct an Active Survey
An active survey is conducted while actively connected to a
specific Wi-Fi network. This can help validate Wi-Fi network
performance and roaming.
1
Select AirMapper > Settings > Survey Type > Active,
tap the Apply button.
2
Tap the Start button. This displays the Networks List
screen.
3
Tap the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. This
displays the Configure screen for the network.
4
If required, tap Password and enter the security
password for the network.
5
Tap Apply. This connects the AirCheck G2 to the network.
6
After successfully connecting to the selected Wi-Fi
network, tap the AirMapper icon on the lower left of
the screen. Then continue taking the survey.
(See
“Conducting the Survey” on page 49.)