User Manual

Monitoring WaveLAN Performance
Running WaveMANAGER/CLIENT
5-4 WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card User’s Guide
To access context-sensitive help in the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT
program file:
■ Click the button on your screen, or
■ Press the function key on your keyboard.
What to Monitor 5
To analyze wireless performance of your IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN
network there are two major diagnostic indicators:
■ The Communications Quality of the radio connection.
■ The Data Throughput Efficiency of your wireless connection.
Communications Quality 5
The radio communications quality is expressed in the Signal to
Noise Ratio (SNR). When communications quality is good, in most
situations the data throughput efficiency will be good as well.
When the communications quality of the radio connection is poor,
this is usually the result of:
■ A “poor” WaveLAN Signal Level, for example when your
wireless station and access points are “too far apart”, or
■ A high level of interference (Noise Level), usually caused by
other (wireless) devices emitting radio signals in the same
frequency band as your WaveLAN adapter card.
To monitor the communications quality of your connection to the
network, the Link Test tool in WaveMANAGER/CLIENT IEEE
actively exchanges messages to test the quality of the link. If your
computer is idle, you can see the Transmit/Receive LED flickering
due to these test messages. (These are test messages only; no
email or other files are sent as part of the Link Testing).
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