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10. Changing Your Login
To change the unit’s password, click on
Advanced
->
Password
from the
Navigation Toolbar to display the following screen.
•
User Name
: User selected login name.
•
Password
: User selected password.
•
Confirm Password
: Used to validate user password
Click the
Change
button to activate your new password.
Notes
:
(a) Keep in mind that all three fields are case sensitive and no spaces are
allowed.
(b) Please keep this password safe in your records. For your convenience you
can write down the password in Appendix C.
11. Bench Testing
Before mounting units into their final location, it is often a good idea to
benchtest the system to ensure settings are correct. To ensure a successful
benchtest, be sure to follow these recommended steps:
Setup
. The most straightforward approach to benchtesting is to establish a
Point-to-Point link or a Base Station linked with a single Client. Each radio
should be configured per Sections 3 - 5, with a laptop or PC connected to each
radio directly (or through a hub). Be sure that Access Control MAC addresses
are correct and that units share the same frequency, bandwidth, data rate and
encryption settings.
Positioning
. It is important to remember that the Skyway 5000 radio and
antenna system generate and transmit a great deal of RF power.
During
benchtesting in an average sized room, the antennas should not be pointed
directly at each other
. Instead, rotate the unit 90 degrees away from the other.
Fine tune the antenna position so that the Signal Level field in the Detailed
Status Screen is at mid-span.
Testing
. If the system has been properly configured, the radios will begin
communicating immediately. The following steps are recommended to verify
operation:
§
Local ping. From each laptop/PC be sure a ping to the local radio is
successful.
§
Link ping. Now ping from one laptop/PC to the other laptop/PC. This
will verify the RF link.
§
Throughput test. Using Qcheck, or equivalent throughput
measurement utility , verify system performance.
Notes:
(a) Keep in mind that the Skyway5000 data rates can easily stress the
performance of a poorly performing TCP/IP/Ethernet stack on a laptop or PC. To
ensure that the test equipment is not the bottleneck, testing with a direction
connection between laptops/PCs is recommended.
(b) Using a single FTP session on a Windows machine is not adequate to
accurately measure throughput.
