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14.3 HTTP download
In HTTP download, ARGUS downloads the data of a website or file. ARGUS displays the
current "net download rate", the usable data of the IP packets, and following conclusion of
HTTP download the average speed (for multiple download attempts).
The following parameters must be saved in the profile for the HTTP download:
It is not possible to obtain meaningful speed values for download tests with a
duration of less than 10 seconds; therefore you should download as large a file as
you can (depending on the access speed). If the duration of the test is less than
10 seconds, ARGUS does not display any data rate or time.
Protocol-independent parameters:
The opening of test parameters is described in the chapter "Configuring accesses", see
page 30.
Setting
Description
Test parameters:
HTTP download:
Server
profile:
You can create up to 15 user-defined server profiles that can be used for
HTTP and FTP download and FTP upload. The profiles contain all
parameters for HTTP and FTP download and FTP upload.
Server
address
Entry of server address or URL of the server from which ARGUS
downloads the file. For upload test: entry of upload destination address
(server address) to which ARGUS sends the file.
See page 114 for information on using the softkeys.
Download
file name
Name of the file with the data that ARGUS downloads for tests (HTTP
download and FTP download).
Observe the notes for www alias addresses! (see page 125).
If a specific port is required please enter it into the server address.
See page 114 for information on using the softkeys.
Upload
file name
Entry of the file name under which the file sent to the server in the FTP
upload test is stored.
Default:
file
Upload
file size
Sets the size of the file that ARGUS sends in FTP upload.
Range: 0 to 1000 Mbyte
Default:
100 MByte