Discovery; Ping; Traceroute; Airview - Ubiquiti airFiber AF-5X User Manual

airFiber ® AF-5X User Guide

Discovery

The Device Discovery tool searches for all Ubiquiti devices
on your network. The Search field automatically filters
devices containing specified names or numbers as you
enter them.
It reports the MAC Address, Device Name, Mode, SSID,
Product type, Firmware version, and IP Address for each
Ubiquiti device. To access a device configuration through
its web management interface, click the device's IP
address.
To refresh the window, click Scan.

Ping

You can ping other devices on the network directly from
the AF-5X. The Ping tool uses ICMP packets to check the
preliminary link quality and packet latency estimation
between two network devices.
Network Ping
Select Destination IP You have two options:
• Select a remote system IP from the drop-down list,
which is generated automatically.
• Select specify manually and enter the IP address in the
field displayed below the option.
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
www.4Gon.co.uk info@4gon.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1245 808295 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808299
Packet Count Enter the number of packets to send for
the ping test.
Packet Size Specify the size of the packet.
Start Click this button to start the test.
Packet loss statistics and latency time evaluation are
displayed after the test is completed.

Traceroute

The Traceroute tool traces the hops from the AF-5X to a
specified outgoing IP address. Use this tool to find the
route taken by ICMP packets across the network to the
destination host.
Destination Host Enter the IP address of the destination
host.
Resolve IP Addresses Select this option to resolve the IP
addresses symbolically rather than numerically.
Start Click this button to start the test.
Responses are displayed after the test is completed.

airView

Use the airView Spectrum Analyzer to analyze the noise
environment of the radio spectrum and intelligently select
the optimal frequency to install a PtP airFiber link.
There are two system requirements for the airView
Spectrum Analyzer:
• Your system is connected to the device via Ethernet.
Launching airView will terminate all wireless
connections on the device.
• Java Runtime Environment 1.6 (or above) is required on
your client machine to use airView.
On first use, the following window appears.
Do NOT warn me about this in the future
•
box to bypass this window in future launches of the
airView Spectrum Analyzer.
Chapter 10: Tools
Check the
31