User's Manual

PMP 450 Operations Guide
Using the AP Evaluation Tool (SM)
pmp-0049 (September 2012)
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To run a simple link capacity test that floods the link with 1522 byte packets for 10 seconds, perform
the following procedure:
Procedure 5 Performing a simple Link Capacity Test
1
Access the Link Capacity Test tab in the Tools web page of the module.
2
Select Link Test Mode Link Test with Bridging
3
Select the subscriber module to test using the Current Subscriber Module parameter.
4
Type into the Duration field how long (in seconds) the RF link should be tested.
5
Type into the Number of Packets field a value of 0 to flood the link for the duration of
the test.
6
Type into the Packet Length field a value of 1522 to send 1522-byte packets during
the test.
7
Click the Start Test button.
8
In the Current Results Status block of this tab, view the results of the test.
Using the AP Evaluation Tool (SM)
The AP Evaluation tab in the Tools web page of the SM provides information about the AP that the
SM sees.
The data for this page may be suppressed by the SM Display of AP Evaluation Data setting in the
Configuration => Security tab of the AP.
Figure 44 AP Evaluation tab of SM