User's Manual Part 1

Chapter 3 Testing
Assessing WiFi performance throughout a site
WiFi Advisor Wireless LAN Analyzer User’s Guide
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• Innovative TrueMargin™ performance test which thoroughly and simultane-
ously evaluates the physical layer, the 802.11 transport layer and the packet
layer.
• BSSID / AP view snapshot for each test location
• Spectral snapshots at both ends of the wireless link
• Best Channel recommendations for 2.4G / 5G for the given test profile
• Ability to evaluate WiFi performance at multiple locations within the home
• WiFi Network Optimization recommendations
Getting started
In order to get started with site assessment test, you must have two registered WiFi
Advisors connected over Bluetooth.
To get started
1 Launch the WiFi Advisor app.
2 Select Two-Ended Site Assessment.
Specifying settings
During Site Assessment test, up to five individual test profiles are configured that
are repeated at each location. The test profiles run sequentially at each location,
and always in the same order. Each Site Assessment configuration has a Primary
Profile, with up to four additional profiles, known as Secondary Profiles. Only the
Primary Profile is associated with Pass/Fail or Closeout testing. The Secondary
Profiles are informational, rather than Pass/Fail. At the beginning of the Site
Assessment, the Secondary Profiles can be enabled or disabled as a group. This
allows for rapid Site Assessment testing if only the Primary Profile is desired.
Step 1: Selecting devices
The first setting to specify is selecting which device is the access point and which
is the station.