Monitoring Your 11Mbps Wireless Lan Network; Introduction; 11Mbps Wireless Lan Tools - Compaq WL110 User Manual

chapter 5
Monitoring your 11Mbps Wireless
LAN Network

Introduction

Once your network has been configured and installed, you can use 11Mbps
Wireless LAN software tools to:
Monitor the performance of your network;
Verify optimal placement of your Access Points and wireless stations.
You are advised to verify the performance of your network on a regular basis, as
performance may change when wireless stations are relocated, or office
environments add or re-arrange cube walls, or when new equipment is installed
that might interfere with the wireless communication.

11Mbps Wireless LAN Tools

The 11Mbps Wireless LAN software suite offers two tools that enable you to
monitor your network:
Client Manager
AP Manager
Client Manager
The Client Manager has been designed to monitor the radio performance of your
network on-site. You can use this program to:
Run dynamic radio communication diagnostics with the Access Point
within range of your monitoring station.
Display detailed link test measurement results with the Access Point nearest
your Client Manager station.
The Client Manager is a mobile wireless tool that can only run on a wireless
station (typically a portable device such as a notebook computer).
AP Manager
The AP Manager has been designed to monitor your network from a central
location, e.g. the LAN administrator station.
You can use this tool to display link test measurements between a (remote)

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