Compaq WL110, User Manual

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Monitoring your 11Mbps Wireless LAN Network 5-5
Link Test Window
You can use the link test mode to perform detailed diagnostic measurements in
indoor wireless environments between your Clien tManager station and one
specific test partner. Subject to the type of network to which your
Client Manager station is connected, the test partner may be either one of the
following:
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The Access Point, when your Clien tManager station is connected to an
“Infrastructure Network” (see chapter 2 “Wireless Configurations”).
In this type of network you will not be able to select another link test
partner; when roaming throughout the wireless network environment, the
link test partner may change dynamically whenever another Access Point
provides better communications quality.
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The station, when your Client Manager station is connected to a Peer-to-
Peer workgroup (see chapter 2 “Wireless Configurations”).
In this type of network you will be able to select your link test partner from
a list of stations available in the independent network identified by the same
network name as your Clien tManager station.
To start the link test, select
Link Test
in the
Advanced
menu of the main
Client Manager window. This will display the window pictured in Figure 5-2.
Across the top of the Link Test window, you can see:
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The radio channel on which both devices are communicating.
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The name of your computer (This Station),
■
The name of the link test partner (Test Partner), and
■
The quality of the connection.
Figure 5-2 Link Test Window