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5-14 Monitoring your 11Mbps Wireless LAN Network
When you spot Access Points identified as “unknown” proceed as follows:
1. Open the tab
AP names
.
2. Enter a MAC address or double-click on one of the MAC addresses in the
list.
3. Enter a name that allows for easy identification of this Access Point in the
Access Point
Name
field.
4. Next click the
Add to Table
button to associate the name with this MAC
address.
5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for all other MAC addresses.
6. When finished return to the
Site Monitor
tab to proceed with the site monitor
survey.
When walking throughout the wireless networking environment, you may see
new MAC addresses appear when approaching other Access Points. If that is the
case, repeat the steps described above to complete your Access Point
Name
table.
The Access Point names you assign to a spotted MAC address will be saved into
an ASCII file that you can use to:
■
Share the file with other LAN Administrators that use the Clien tManager
tool to monitor performance of the wireless network. This file (“APlist.txt”)
is stored in “C:\Program Files\Compaq Wireless LAN\Client Manager”, or
■
Edit the names later on, using an ASCII editor, such as the MS-Windows
Notepad.
Logging Measurement Data
Both link test and site monitor enable you to log measurement results. The
measurement data can be logged manually or at regular intervals automatically.
The Client Manager saves the data to a Comma Separated Value (*.csv) file that
can be imported into standard spreadsheet or database applications for further
analysis.
Comparison of measurement data with previous measurements may help you
investigate the performance of your wireless LAN over a period of time, for
example, to analyze the consequences of relocated network equipment.
Both the Link Test window and the Site Monitor window have almost the same
log settings parameters. The only difference is that the Link Test window
supports continuous data logging, which the Site Monitor window does not
support.
Manual Data Logging
The manual data logging function allows you to take a snapshot of the
measurement data at specific moment in time, e.g. when you are running site
monitor to perform a site survey or when you are investigating a particular
source of interference.