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Site Survey
The purpose of the Site Survey tool is to enable users to configure
their network with the appropriate number of Access Point and
determine where each Access Point should be installed to provide
the necessary overlapping coverage between wireless cells. Start
the Site Survey tool by clicking the <Site Survey> button on the
Windows tool, or the <Site Survey> button within the DOS tool’s
<Test/Utilities> screen. Both site survey programs show the Link
Quality and Signal Strengths of the other RangeLAN2 products
on the network.
Node address is the RangeLAN2 card’s MAC address. The
Master is always listed first with its node address and Master
Name (unless this unit is the acting Master).
The higher the Link Quality number from a particular node, the
greater the communication path. A Link Quality number of 0
indicates that the node is no longer responding at all. This is the
most important parameter to watch on this screen in order to
verify that you will be able to maintain a reliable wireless connec-
tion. Note that RangeLAN2 PC Cards in doze mode will report
an artificially low Link Quality number.
An asterisk in the Activity column indicates that the last packet
sent was answered. The lack of an asterisk means that the receiv-
ing unit did not respond to the packet.
Received Signal Strength indicates how strong a signal was
received from a particular node. It is not necessarily indicative of
the throughput on the link.
If you check the Roaming Enabled box, you can roam about your
environment and as you leave the range of one Master, the site
survey will continue as you seamlessly re-synchronize to another
Master.