Using The Site Survey Tool; Setting Up Equipment; Launching The Tool; Configuring The Site Survey - 3Com 6000 User Manual

Using the
Site Survey Tool

Setting up Equipment

Launching the Tool

Configuring the Site
Survey
If you have set up more than one access point, make sure that only the access
point you are testing is powered on, or make sure that each access point has a
unique WLAN Service Area.
Place the access point in the first test location and connect it to power.
When the access point receives power, the LEDs light.
Place the wireless client computer in the first test location and turn on the
computer. Make sure the client has 3Com Administrator Utilities installed and that
it is associating with the access point that you want to test.
Launch the Site Survey tool as follows:
1 In the Windows system tray, click the 3Com icon to display the
3Com WLAN Launcher.
If the 3Com WLAN Launcher is not already running, you can start it from the
Windows Start menu. Select Start/Programs/3Com WLAN Launcher.
2 In the 3Com WLAN Launcher, click the Hammer icon to display the 3Com WLAN
Configuration Utility window.
3 In the Tools window, double-click the Site Survey icon.
The 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Site Survey window and the Site Survey dialog
box appear.
In the Site Survey Configuration dialog box:
1 Verify that the test access point is listed in the Current AP field.
The Current AP field lists the access point MAC address and its WLAN service area.
If you need to change the access point, click the ellipsis (...) to bring up the
Network/Security window, where you can select a different WLAN service area.
2 Select the tests to perform:
Ping Currently Associated AP—Finds the average round trip value (in
milliseconds) of a ping to the access point.
Throughput (UDP Test)—Finds the value (in kilobytes per second) of a
transmission between the client and the access point. This value is only
meaningful for the test; it does not reflect throughput with a network.
For the most accurate results, select both tests.
3 Click OK.

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