Communication Machinery Corporation EmulationEngine 11a/b/g User Manual Download Page 26

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Select “Yes” to build a scenario in the user interface that is based on the 
virtual stations that are already defined in the EmulationEngine. 

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Select “No” to delete the virtual station definitions in the EmulationEngine 
and create a new empty scenario. 

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Select “Cancel” to retain the virtual stations in the EmulationEngine but do 
not create a new empty scenario. When the main page is displayed, you 
can display the Scenario Summary Report, Group Summary Report, and 
Event Log for these existing virtual stations. 
Following a Yes, No, or Cancel selection, the web-based user interface 
main page is displayed.  

If there are no virtual station definition in the EmulationEngine and the 
welcome screen has not been disabled in the UI Configuration dialog (see 
Configuration->Preferences), the following screen will be displayed: 

 

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Select “Create New Scenario” to select a System Under Test. When you 
create a new scenario, the user interface provides a list of active Basic 
Service Set IDs (BSSIDs) that have been detected. 

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Select “Open Existing Scenario” to choose from a list of scenario files that 
have already been created. When you open an existing scenario, the 
EmulationEngine information is already stored with the scenario file. 

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Select “Cancel” to exit this dialog. You can create a new scenario or open 
an existing scenario in the main page.  

Summary of Contents for EmulationEngine 11a/b/g

Page 1: ...v2 3 Communication Machinery Corporation 402 E Gutierrez Street Santa Barbara CA 93101 Phone 1 805 879 1521 Fax 1 805 564 7188 Web www cmc com...

Page 2: ...e radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications There is no guarantee that interference will not occur...

Page 3: ...ection 4 1 For a Serial Port Connection 4 3 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 5 The Web The Web The Web The Web Based User Interface Based User Interface Based User Interface Based User Interface...

Page 4: ...Reports vSTA Detail 5 57 Reports Export Reports 5 57 Configuration Side Bar 5 58 Configuration Encryption 5 58 Configuration Ping Defaults 5 59 Configuration Preferences 5 60 Menus Toolbars 5 60 File...

Page 5: ...vsta 6 23 get vsta 6 23 reset vsta 6 27 save vsta stats 6 28 save vsta all summary 6 28 set vsta 6 28 Statistics File Commands 6 31 Delete Statistics File 6 31 del statfile group 6 31 del statfile vst...

Page 6: ...41 get features 6 41 set features 6 41 frequency get 6 41 ftp 6 42 gateway get set 6 42 get gateway 6 42 set gateway 6 43 hardware get 6 43 help 6 43 history 6 43 hwtxretries get set 6 43 get hwtxretr...

Page 7: ...ptime get 6 51 version get 6 51 802 11b g Commands 6 52 basic11b get set 6 52 get basic11b 11b only 6 52 set basic11b 11b only 6 52 ctsmode get set 6 53 get ctsmode 11g only 6 53 set ctsmode 11g only...

Page 8: ...tatistics Counters Statistics Counters Statistics Counters Statistics Counters 9 9 9 9 1 1 1 1 Individual Virtual Station Counters 9 1 Individual Virtual Station 802 11 Management Counters 9 1 Individ...

Page 9: ...Pin Assignments able Pin Assignments C C C C 1 1 1 1 Standard Ethernet Cable C 1 Ethernet Cross Over Cable C 1 RJ 45 Connector C 1 Serial Cable C 1 APPENDIX D APPENDIX D APPENDIX D APPENDIX D Error an...

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Page 11: ...ireless LANs in terms of packet performance and number of stations capacity In addition it allows a user to fine tune system parameters in order to maximize performance during testing The primary diff...

Page 12: ...ICMP Echo Request Reply Ping WEP Encryption Shared static key for authentication and data per vSTA Persistent connection to the System Under Test DHCP Client vSTAs can have IP addresses dynamically a...

Page 13: ...tivity occurred Logging to the CLI console the web based user interface or a file can be enabled disabled 4 Statistics files contain statistics of a test scenario run When a test is complete a statist...

Page 14: ...ngine s wireless mode affects the devices that you can select as a System Under Test For example an EmulationEngine that is operating in 802 11a wireless mode will not discover an 802 11b or 802 11g d...

Page 15: ...EmulationEngine is transmitting or receiving data on the 10 Mbps Ethernet LAN Blink rate is proportional to network activity Off Wireless link disabled On Valid wireless link but the EmulationEngine i...

Page 16: ...top bit and no flow control AC Power Connector This connector is used to connect the EmulationEngine to the provided power supply Antennas There are two antennas on the back of the device The system c...

Page 17: ...onnect one end of a standard Ethernet cable not provided to the Ethernet port on the command PC Connect the other end of the cable to the Ethernet Connector on the Ethernet hub switch Connect one end...

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Page 19: ...erface or Command Line Interface CLI 1 Select Control Panel from the Start menu on the PC 2 Double click on the Network Connections icon 3 Right click on the Local Area Connection icon for the Etherne...

Page 20: ...e Local Area Connection Properties dialog You can access the EmulationEngine using one of the following methods Web Based User Interface You can use a PC with Microsoft Windows 2000 XP and Internet Ex...

Page 21: ...information about using the CLI For a Serial Port Connection If the command PC is connected to the EmulationEngine via the serial port the web based user interface is not available Use the following...

Page 22: ...ties dialog 5 Set the COM port settings as shown in this dialog Bits per second 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None 6 Click OK to close the COM properties dialog The POST Power...

Page 23: ...1028084 Starting at 0x480000 Reading Configuration File fl eecfg Configuration file checksum 19eb7 is good Please check the ethernet cable Attaching interface lo0 done Starting WLAN Starting quick pa...

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Page 25: ...Login Launch Internet Explorer Enter the IP address of the EmulationEngine in the URL address field of the browser e g http 192 168 0 50 Enter your user name and password and select OK to access the E...

Page 26: ...selection the web based user interface main page is displayed If there are no virtual station definition in the EmulationEngine and the welcome screen has not been disabled in the UI Configuration di...

Page 27: ...wireless mode 11a 11b or 11g You can select a different wireless mode from the list box The web based user interface will issue a command to the EmulationEngine to change its wireless mode and scan f...

Page 28: ...of scenario files on the EmulationEngine Select Browse to select from scenario files stored on the command PC Click on a file name in the list of scenario files Select Open to open the selected scena...

Page 29: ...lready defined in the EmulationEngine you can continue with the testing functions that are available in the menus and toolbar See Running a Test If you selected Create New Scenario you must create a g...

Page 30: ...mode from the list box The web based user interface will issue a command to the EmulationEngine to change its wireless mode and scan for compatible systems The results of the new scan will be reflecte...

Page 31: ...dress Generation drop down list box Otherwise enter an IP address in the Starting IP Address field to define the starting IP address to be used by virtual stations that are created in this scenario Vi...

Page 32: ...ual stations See vSTA New Group for more information about defining and editing groups and virtual stations in a scenario Creating an External Mode Test For an external mode test a third party load ge...

Page 33: ...est Click this button in the toolbar to run the scenario test for all groups and all virtual stations in a scenario Click this button in the toolbar to run a test for selected virtual stations or grou...

Page 34: ...question mark quotes less than greater than signs vertical bar or spaces in a file name A disk drive specification e g C D is optional Select Save to save the scenario at the designated location on th...

Page 35: ...tion shows the general format of the main page where a scenario with one group of virtual stations has been defined and the group tab Grp_1 is selected When the Group Control tab is selected the main...

Page 36: ...play Busy or Offline If the Busy or Offline status displays frequently or for extended periods of time check the Polling Interval and Polling Timeout values in the Configure EmulationEngine dialog see...

Page 37: ...art or refresh selected virtual stations or groups of virtual stations Reports Toolbar The buttons in this toolbar are used to view reports and the event log Test Clock The clock icon and time hh mm s...

Page 38: ...table shows the status of each group and its associated virtual stations Group This field displays the name of each group The name is assigned in the New Emulation Group dialog See vSTA New Group The...

Page 39: ...in each group that have paused in their execution Terminated This field shows the total number of virtual stations in each group that have been terminated These virtual stations must be reset before t...

Page 40: ...mn shows the total number of packets transmitted by each virtual station in this group Pkt Loss This column shows the percentage of packet loss for each virtual station in this group vSTA Mode This co...

Page 41: ...Guide 080104 5 17 See vSTA Add New vSTA to Group for information about the fields in this dialog You can right click on selected virtual stations to display the vSTA menu Any menu option will affect...

Page 42: ...et to return the columns to their default setting Load Profile The Load Profile section of the page can be used to automatically execute scenarios at scheduled intervals When automatic scheduling is d...

Page 43: ...load profile and monitor test results When the Load Profile tab is selected a graph shows the loading profile based on an active Load Profile See Using Load Profiles below for more information about h...

Page 44: ...led mode virtual stations can be run incrementally based on groups all virtual stations within the group or by individual virtual stations NOTE In order to use Scheduled mode you must disable Batch EE...

Page 45: ...le 1 3600 seconds 1 hour When this time expires the next set of virtual stations as defined in the run field will be executed Select the Load Profile tab in the Load Profile Monitors section of the pa...

Page 46: ...p in a scenario Edit Group Select this button in the vSTA side bar to modify the definition of a group Delete Group Select this button in the vSTA side bar to remove a group and all of its virtual sta...

Page 47: ...reated in this scenario group The default value is 5 If you specify zero virtual stations in this dialog you must use the Add vSTA to Group dialog to add one or more virtual stations to this group The...

Page 48: ...sive virtual station MAC addresses will be sequentially or randomly generated from this base address The starting MAC address must be within the range of MAC addresses defined by the WLAN Base MAC Add...

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