User`s guide

11. Site Survey, Antenna Pointing Tool,

and Master Search Tool

The Extension Point has three mechanisms to determine proper placement of radios and

antennas: a site survey tool which displays the quality of the wireless link between the BSA

radio and its wireless clients; an antenna pointing tool to aim the Backbone radio's antenna;

and a Master search tool which displays information on all visible Masters.

A network administrator might use these tools when diagnosing user performance problems.

A network installer use them to aid in determining placement of the Extension Point and

wireless client antennas.

These tools are accessible from the BSA and Backbone Radio Diagnostics Menus. The

site survey tool shows the MAC addresses, Link Quality and RSSI of each wireless node

that is connected to the BSA radio of the Extension Point. The Antenna Pointing Tool

measures throughput between theExtension Point radio and the 7510/752x/753x Access

Point (or other Extension Point) to which it is synchronized as packets per second and

kilobits per second. The Master Search Tool (available on the Backbone Radio Diag-

nostics Menu only) displays configuration information on all Masters within range of the

Extension Point.

To perform a site survey, first choose the Run Broadcast Site Survey option and let the

Extension Point scan for a period of time that you specify. Then look at the list of MAC

addresses found, Link Quality and RSSI data. The results will show an average value for

each parameter over the time period for which the site survey was run. If you check the data

before the full time has elapsed, you will see values that are an average of the time thus far

elapsed.