Compaq WL110, User Manual

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3-4 Setting Up your LAN Administrator Station
However, a wired LAN administrator station can use the AP Manager remote
link test and remote statistics features to perform monitoring tasks.
With the AP Manager you can validate radio frequency links between a remote
Access Point and stations connected to that Access Point. For more information
on monitoring, refer to “Monitoring Options” on page 5-17.
Wireless Stations
A wireless, mobile LAN administrator station allows you to use the
Client Manager as well as the AP Manager.
Monitoring
You can use the following tools to monitor your infrastructure network:
■
Client Manager
— Wireless client adapter diagnostics
— Logging measurements data
— Site monitor
— Link test
■
AP Manager
— System information
— Remote link test
— Remote statistics
For more information on monitoring your network, refer to chapter
5 “Monitoring your 11Mbps Wireless LAN Network”.
Installing 11Mbps Wireless LAN Software
Client Manager
The Client Manager is a diagnostics tool that runs on wireless stations only. To
setup the LAN administrator station that is capable of running the
Client Manager program, the station must be equipped with the wireless client
adapter.
To install the Clien tManager software, proceed as follows:
1. Insert the software CD-ROM that came with your Access Point station that
you have designated as the LAN administrator station.
If you downloaded the software from the web, please refer to the
installation instructions found on the web.
2. When the CD Browser automatically starts you can proceed with the next
step. If not:
❏
Click the
Start
button on the Windows task bar, then select
Run
.
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Click the
Browse
button in the Run window.