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WFT-20 Wi-Fi Tester

User's Manual

Copyright © 2011, Shineway Technologies, Inc.

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WFT-20 User's Manual

Summary of Contents for WFT-20

Page 1: ...WFT 20 Wi Fi Tester User s Manual Copyright 2011 Shineway Technologies Inc All rights reserved WFT 20 User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...n Functions External Buttons Starting Page Main Functions The Setup Page Country Domain List Channel Survey BSS Survey Connecting Monitor Roaming Test Auxiliary Tools Example Trouble Shooting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 3 4 7 9 13 14 16 21 27 31 37 40 41 48 53 ...

Page 3: ...ality of each channel and the numbers of base stations but also monitors all base station of channels In addition WFT 20 can help users to trace the information of selected base stations including the encryptions the packets and the stations connecting to base station WFT 20 also offers the engineers some practical tools for reference during site survey or setting WFT 20 User s Manual 1 Product Ov...

Page 4: ...WM9705 AC 97 codec with Touch screen controller 3000mAH 7 4V Li Ion battery pack One rechargeable backup battery Dimension 192 5mm L x 91 3mm 78mm W x 42 2mm 60 6mm H Weight 560g with Standard Battery Pack OS WinCE NET5 0 Professional Environmental Operation 10 50 Storage 20 79 Humidity Operation 10 80 IP54Certificated IP64 compliant 1 2m 4ft drop to concrete certificated 1 5m 5ft drop to concrete...

Page 5: ...5 WFT 20 Unit Dual Band Antenna x2 Carrying bag with strap USB Host Cable Li ion Battery DC Adapte r Power Cord Stylus U Disk WFT 20 User s Manual 2a Package Content ...

Page 6: ... Cisco Antenna RP SMA Plug SMA Jack For Attenuator Tester Side RP SMA Plug SMA Plug For Attenuator Normal AP Side RP TNC Plug SMA Plug For Attenuator Cisco AP Side N Plug SMA Plug For Attenuator Outdoor AP Side SMA Plug SMA Jack Attenuator 10dB SMA Plug SMA Jack Attenuator 20dB SMA Plug SMA Jack Attenuator 30dB WFT 20 User s Manual 2b Accessories ...

Page 7: ...Waist Data Output USB USB host Cable Signal Strength Test Yes All Channels Usage of Channel Quantity of Base Station in each Channel Yes Score of Channels Yes Scanning Base Station A B G N in the same time Information of Base Station SSID BSSID RSSI Sorting Channel Selection Base Station Tracing Yes Information of Specified Base Station Yes Roaming Test Report Yes Security s Detecting Yes Clients ...

Page 8: ...rror retry Rogue AP Detecting Yes Rogue Client Detecting Yes Linking Test Offer the ratio of transition and Revelation of Signal s Strength Aux Tools Free Space Attenuation Power Meter Effective Range Calculation Output Power Translator mW dBm Base Station Detector Network User Detector WFT 20 User s Manual 3 Functions ...

Page 9: ...9 Antenna B for 2 4GHz Antenna A for 5GHz Scan Button Power Button USB Host Power Socket Scan Button WFT 20 User s Manual 4 External Buttons ...

Page 10: ...10 Pen Holder There are 2 Positions for selection Touch Pen Insert Stylus into the holder WFT 20 User s Manual 4a Stylus ...

Page 11: ...11 A B Antenna B for 2 4GHz Antenna A for 5GHz USB Host Power Socket USB Host Cable USB socket WFT 20 User s Manual 4b USB Interface ...

Page 12: ...en Charging Completely Other hot keys F1 F4 Reset System F1 F4 Power Reset to Factory Default F2 Back Light Setting Push the button to keep the backlight shining Press one more time to go back to original setting F3 Calibration for Touch Screen WFT 20 User s Manual 4c LED Signal ...

Page 13: ...13 The function table will be right on after starting the system WFT 20 User s Manual 5 Starting Page ...

Page 14: ...n functions for users to quick switching the option Basic Setting Set up the region Country Area time and check the status of Battery Channel Survey Information of each channel BSS Survey Information of the base station on each channel Roaming Test Check if the construction of base station is suitable for roaming Aux Tools Including the Attenuation of Free Space Measurement of Power Calculation of...

Page 15: ...hed to basic setting page Save click the button The page and the collected data can be stored Export click the button The saved files can be exported to external USB disk Home click the button Switch to main page Soft Keyboard click the button the keyboard will be showed on the screen WFT 20 User s Manual 6a Instant Function Keys ...

Page 16: ...ame time to save and start the new setting 2 System settings The page displays battery status the configuration of time date as well as volume and tools for firmware upgrading And firmware upgrade tools picture showed as below NOTICE The storage will be filed as the name of date Please adjust the right time and date before using WFT 20 at first WFT 20 User s Manual 7 The Setup Page ...

Page 17: ...17 Status of battery Setup for data and time Control of volume and sound WFT 20 User s Manual 7 The Setup Page ...

Page 18: ...e 2 Click Update button in Basic Setting page displayed as the left picture 3 Click Update button 4 After the updating is completed a new page will show up as below 5 Click F1 F4 Power to restart WFT 20 for completing upgrade Copy wirelesstester bin to the root directory of U disk WFT 20 User s Manual 7a Firmware Update ...

Page 19: ... 6 A caution as left picture will appear on the screen if U disk is not properly connected or the file wirelesstester bin cannot be found please renew the upgrading WFT 20 User s Manual 7a Firmware Update ...

Page 20: ... touch screen function is poor or the operation does not match the exact location it should be please recalibrate the screen by using F3 function key to recalibrate again WFT 20 User s Manual 7b Calibration of Touch Screen ...

Page 21: ...140 BELIZE 1 13 149 152 153 157 160 161 165 BOLIVIA 1 13 149 152 153 157 160 161 165 BRAZIL 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 149 153 157 161 165 BRUNEI DARUSSAL AM 1 13 149 152 153 157 160 161 165 BULGARIA 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 12 8 132 136 140 CANADA 1 11 36 40 42 44 48 50 52 56 58 60 64 149 152 153 157 160 161 165 CHILE 1 13 36...

Page 22: ...6 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 FINLAND 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 FRANCE 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 FRANCE2 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 GEORGIA 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 GERMANY 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 GREECE 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 1...

Page 23: ... 128 132 136 140 ISRAEL 1 13 ITALY 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 12 0 124 128 132 136 140 JAMAICA 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 12 0 124 128 132 136 140 JAPAN 1 14 34 38 42 46 JAPAN1 1 14 34 38 42 46 JAPAN2 1 11 34 38 42 46 JAPAN3 1 14 8 12 16 34 38 42 46 184 188 192 196 JAPAN4 1 14 34 38 42 46 JAPAN5 1 14 34 38 42 46 JAPAN6 1 13 34 38 42 46 JORDAN 1 13 36 40 ...

Page 24: ...116 12 0 124 128 132 136 140 MACAU 1 13 36 40 42 44 48 50 52 56 58 60 64 149 152 153 1 57 160 161 165 MACEDONI A 1 13 MALAYSIA 1 13 56 60 64 149 153 157 161 MALTA 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 12 0 124 128 132 136 140 MAXICO 1 11 36 40 42 44 48 50 52 56 58 60 64 149 152 153 1 57 160 161 165 MONACO 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 MOROCCO 1 13 NETHERLA NDS 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 6...

Page 25: ...64 149 152 153 157 160 161 165 QATAR 1 13 ROMANIA 1 13 RUSSIA 1 13 SAUDI_ARA BIA 1 13 SINGAPOR E 1 13 36 40 42 44 48 50 52 56 58 60 64 149 152 153 157 160 161 165 SLOVAKIA 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 1 24 128 132 136 140 SLOVENIA 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 1 24 128 132 136 140 SOUTH_AF RICA 1 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 1 24...

Page 26: ...112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 UNITED_ST ATES 1 11 36 40 42 44 48 50 52 56 58 60 64 149 152 153 157 160 161 165 UNITED_ST ATES_FCC 49 1 11 36 40 42 44 48 50 52 56 58 60 64 149 152 153 157 160 161 165 188 189 190 192 193 194 196 197 URUGUAY 1 13 149 153 157 161 UZBEKISTA N 1 11 36 40 42 44 48 50 52 56 58 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 149 152 153 157 160 161 165 VENEZUEL A 1 13 ...

Page 27: ...ions on channel 1 Score According to the signal strength WFT 20 will score the channels to 3 levels Blue one means excellent Green means middle and Red means poor Users may select different Radio Mode in detecting like the current frequency is 802 11b g showed above it might be switched to be 802 11a The default value is B G pattern Select the wanted channel system will lead you to enter the funct...

Page 28: ... 100 0 92 6 90 3 74 7 100 0 92 8 100 0 100 9 100 0 100 10 100 0 92 11 88 4 65 File name all_bg_channel_survey_time_03_52_12 csv The saved information Click the Save button the following information will be stored a Channel Survey Page b All scoring information in each channel WFT 20 User s Manual 9 Channel Survey ...

Page 29: ...ess signal The range of sensitivity is from 100 dBm to 10 dBm as detecting b The table in the middle lists the detailed information for of the base stations in the detected channel such as SSID BSSID Security and RSSI c Click one of the base stations the system will lead you to the function of BSS Survey WFT 20 User s Manual 9a The Selected Channel ...

Page 30: ...tions in the present channel including SSID BSSID Security and RSSI WFT 20 User s Manual Current Channel Signal Net Mode Channel Number Signal dBm b g 6 87 Current Channel BSS List SSID BSSID Security RSSI Seednet WT II 00 19 CB 51 94 04 Wep 90 D link G700AP 00 19 5B 09 C2 64 WPA PSK TKIP 91 victor 00 15 E9 0E 08 7C Wep 89 WANG 00 18 F3 7A 9E E5 WPA PSK TKIP 87 9a The Selected Channel ...

Page 31: ...el All base stations are listed on the table to reveal their signal strength and other related information b User may filter out unnecessary channels to make the detecting more clear Only informations of wanted channels are listed on the table including SSID BSSID Security and RSSI WFT 20 User s Manual 10 BSS Survey ...

Page 32: ...ecognize whether the disallowed base stations exist in the surrounding users may click ImportMAC button to check the file APLIST txt that is exported from U disk Allowed base stations will be showed in yellow and disallowed ones will be in red If APLIST txt is unseen all defaults will be revealed in yellow WFT 20 User s Manual 10 BSS Survey ...

Page 33: ...ual BSS List Channel SSID BSSID Security RSSI 1 jobehsieh 00 18 84 29 20 0A WPA PSK TKIP 90 1 asus 00 17 31 26 99 E4 Wep 65 1 FON_jobehsieh 00 18 84 29 20 09 Open None 89 1 NCTU 00 16 01 7F BC D1 Open None 91 1 eric630218 00 1B 11 26 A8 D6 Wep 92 11 WLBARGLV2 00 0A 79 B8 8D 35 00 0A 79 B8 8D 35 Open None 88 11 default 00 50 FC F4 7A 56 Wep 94 11 Hau 00 16 01 98 0F 6B Wep 92 11 default 00 0E 2E F6 ...

Page 34: ...portable USB disk a Connect U disk to WFT 20 with the USB Host Cable b Click Export button to export datas from WFT 20 to U Disk c If U Disk is not connected to WFT 20 a caution will appear on the page please plug U Disk in again WFT 20 User s Manual 10a Exporting Data ...

Page 35: ...tinuous performance of signal strength b The page displays 3 main detail information including the data as well as status of base station and something about the client connecting to this base station If necessary click Connect button WFT 20 will connect the base station in client mode for further detecting WFT 20 User s Manual 10b Observation of The Selected Base Station ...

Page 36: ...ts The list to connected clients including the MAC address RSSI Packet information Status of Base Station Supporting Standard 11A 11B 11G 11N Status of packet including control management data and warning included retry times Network is supported to be something wrong which having a serious retry About About showing IP address WFT 20 User s Manual 10b Observation of The Selected Base Station ...

Page 37: ...nly reveals data rate and signal intensity but also responds the ping reaction of WFT 20 to base station so that efficiency of base station can be figured out Column Bandwidth reveals the transporting bandwidth between WFT 20 and the base station that is expected to be tested WFT 20 User s Manual 11 Connection Monitor ...

Page 38: ...fication method the tested IP address and WFT 20 s IP address Certification method Open Share WPA WPA2 WPA PSK WPA PSK2 Encryption method Open None WEP Share None WEP WPA AES TKIP WPA2 AES TKIP WPA PSK AES TKIP WPA2 PSK AES TKIP Golden Key Index Key 1 Key 4 Golden Key Input Certification Method Enable 802 1x EAP Type None TLS TTLS PEAP WFT 20 User s Manual 11a Connection Configuration ...

Page 39: ...ing Contains IP Network Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Relevant setup of Ping Base Station s IP address After the connecting is completed WFT 20 will display real Data Rate and Strength As settings are correct WFT 20 will immediately show the responses that it pings on base stations and the real throughput WFT 20 User s Manual 11a Connection Configuration ...

Page 40: ...at represents the signal strength and channel of the base stations receiving the same SSID according to the current location c Based on the mobile location users observe the signal strength of base station to judge whether the connection will be interrupted as removing or not Po or Poor for Roaming Go od Good for Roaming WFT 20 User s Manual 12 Roaming Test ...

Page 41: ...41 This function contains 6 auxiliary tools 1 Free Space Loss 2 Power Meter 3 Distance Calculation 4 AP Detector 5 Client Finder 6 mW dBm Conversions WFT 20 User s Manual 13 Auxiliary Tool ...

Page 42: ...42 This table offers the calculation of decline in power under different frequency and range WFT 20 User s Manual 13a Free Space Loss ...

Page 43: ...st before measuring to avoid the damage to WFT 20 Reminder A 20dB attenuator is recommended to be connected and used before the measurement is started A P Attenuat or Warning It will cause the damage to WFT 20 if an attenuator is not used before measuring the output power WFT 20 User s Manual 13b Output Power Measurement ...

Page 44: ...44 Assign different modulation data rate output power and antenna gain to calculate the maximum range effective distance between the 2 base stations WFT 20 User s Manual 13c Distance Calculation ...

Page 45: ...ist out all base stations users need to select the preferred one and click Searching button to detect The closer WFT 20 approaches to the preferred base station the hurrier the sound from WFT 20 will be Please click STOP button to suspend the detecting if need WFT 20 User s Manual 13d AP Detector ...

Page 46: ... then click Searching button WFT 20 will find this target client and reveal the results on the page below including the status the MAC address of base station the signal strength the radio mode the modulation and total packets Please click STOP button to suspend the detecting if need WFT 20 User s Manual 13e Client Finder ...

Page 47: ...47 This function provides an instant conversion of mW into dBm or dBm into mW WFT 20 User s Manual 13f mW dBm Conversion ...

Page 48: ...48 Quality Analysis of Wireless Environment WFT 20 User s Manual 14 Sample Applications ...

Page 49: ...49 Detecting of the Base Station in the environment WFT 20 User s Manual 14 Sample Applications ...

Page 50: ...50 Detecting of illegal base station WFT 20 User s Manual 14 Sample Applications ...

Page 51: ...51 Bridge Antenna WFT 20 Antenna Test of Bridging WFT 20 User s Manual 14 Sample Applications ...

Page 52: ...52 Fixed distance Alteration to the antennas Test of Antenna Efficiency WFT 20 User s Manual 14 Sample Applications ...

Page 53: ...play as booting and a red light shows up above of screen This might be the problem of starting electric power Please push F1 F4 Power button to restart the system several times until WFT 20 is booted correctly WFT 20 User s Manual 15 Trouble Shooting c How to deal with the problem of LED light above screen turns red This indicates the electric capacity of main battery is in a weak position Please ...

Page 54: ...ending previous one then a programming error might happen Please restart WFT 20 by the step of power off power on WFT 20 User s Manual 15 Trouble Shooting f Upgrading is unavailable Possibilities 1 The firmware has not been copied to the root directory of U disk 2 Use other USB Flash Disk instead of the U disk attached by WFT 20 3 USB Host cable is broken or connected incorrectly 4 An error happen...

Page 55: ... or has not been installed properly 3 The U Disk memory is full in order to preserve more space some of the files in the disk should be cleaned and removed after that please try to export the files again h Data can not be exported Possibilities 1 Use other USB Flash Disk instead of the U Disk attached by WFT 20 2 USB Host Cable is broken or unconnected correctly 3 The memory of the U Disk is full ...

Page 56: ...icient power Please charge the battery with AC adapter and restart WFT 20 again if it still cannot be booted push F1 F4 to restart once more If it doesn t work still please contact the dealer to send WFT 20 back to the manufactory NOTICE To our strong suggestion please charge WFT 20 with AC adapter all the time during the upgrading procedure ...

Page 57: ... Shineway Technologies China Inc Address Floor 5 Office Building No 14 Huayuan North Rd Haidian District Beijing 100083 P R China Tel 86 10 51551122 Fax 86 10 62386994 Email support shinewaytech com Website www shinewaytech com WFT 20 User s Manual ...

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