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?
Companion Services
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11. COMPANION SERVICES
These two free services enhance your testing, analysis, and
documentation capabilities with the AirCheck G2.
Introduction to Link-Live Cloud Service
This online service, once set up, automatically uploads and
saves AutoTest, AirMapper, Connection, and Ethernet Test
results from the AirCheck G2 any time it is connected to the
Internet. You can comment on test results, monitor data from
multiple testing devices, view site survey results, document
completed jobs, and label and organize your switch and cable
set up.
Starting with release v3.0, AirCheck G2 can also upload
profile, session, screenshot, and packet capture files to Link-
Live and download software updates from Link-Live for
installation directly on the unit.
Getting Started in Link-Live Cloud Service
To start, create a user account at Link-Live.com.
Next, you must Claim the tester to the cloud service.
How to: Claim the AirCheck G2 to Link-Live
1
After creating a user account, sign in to Link-Live Cloud
Service. The first time you sign in to Link-Live, a pop-up
dialog box appears prompting you to claim a device.
2
If you already have a user account and other devices
claimed to Link-Live, navigate to the Units page from the
left side navigation drawer by clicking the navigation
menu icon .
3
Click the Claim Unit button at the lower right
corner of the screen.
4
In the Claim Unit dialog, select the AirCheck G2 image.
5
Follow the on-screen instructions to finish claiming.
6
Click “Listen” in Link-Live before you tap “Claim Unit” on
the AirCheck G2.
See “Link-Live Settings,” page 109.
NOTE: I
f you perform a factory restore on your AirCheck
G2 unit, you must un-claim it on Link-Live and re-claim it
to continue uploading and viewing new test results.
Once your AirCheck G2 is claimed in Link-Live, test results
upload automatically after you have run a test and
successfully connected to the Internet. The Link-Live Upload
field on the test results screens indicates whether the test
results were successfully sent to Link-Live.