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?
Locating an Access Point, Client, or Interferer
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14. LOCATING AN ACCESS POINT, CLIENT, OR INTERFERER
The AirCheck G2 can use an internal antenna or an optional
external antenna (sold separately) to locate devices.
• In areas with many rooms (such as schools
or hospitals),
use the internal antennas.
• In large, open areas, the optional ex
ternal antenna can
help you locate devices more quickly. See “Using the
External Directional Antenna,” page 80.
The AirCheck G2 can use either the external antenna or the
internal antennas, but not both at the same time. The Locate
function defaults to the internal antenna. When you are on
the Locate screen, if AirCheck G2 has sensed the external
antenna being connected, the switch is set to the external
antenna. (Otherwise, tap the antenna button .) When the
external antenna port is turned off, AirCheck G2
automatically switches to the internal antenna.
How to: Locate an AP, Client, or Interferer
1
To locate an access point: Go to the Access Points list
screen, and select the access point you want to locate to
open the Access Point Details screen (Figure 9).
To locate a client: From the Home Screen, tap Clients,
a
nd select the client you want to locate to open the
Client Details screen (Figure 16).
To locate an interferer: From the Home Screen, tap
Interferers. You can begin locating from either the
Interferer Events screen or the Interferer Event Details
screen (Figure 18).
2
Press Locate.
Figure 51 shows the Locate Access Point screen.
Figure 52 sho
ws the Locate Client screen.
Figure 54 shows the Locate Interferer screen.
3
Divide the area you want to search into four sections, as
shown in Figure 50. Go to one corner of the area.
4
Make a note of the signal strength.
5
Go to the other three corners of the area, and make a
note of the signal strength at each corner.
6
Go to the section that has the strongest signal.
7
Repeat steps 3, 4, 5, and 6 again until you find the device.
NOTES:
• If you do not find the device, lo
ok on the floor above or
below you.
• If you cannot find a client, and the device shows a
connection to the net
work, first find the access point that
the device used, then look for the device.