Chapter 3
Testing
Assessing WiFi performance throughout a site
WiFi Advisor Wireless LAN Analyzer User’s Guide
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Step 1: Selecting devices
The first setting to specify is selecting which device is the access point and which is the station.
To select devices
1
From the Site Assessment page, select
Devices
.
All registered devices are shown.
If not shown, you may need to pair with the device and then register it. See
“Connecting a WiFi Advisor for the first time” on
“Registering and unregistering devices” on page 14
.
2
Specify which device will function as the wireless access point (AP). This can be a WiFi Advisor or the customer’s AP.
–
WiFi Advisor as AP
- the WiFi Advisor
acts as
the access point. This is typically performed before or during installa-
tion.
–
Through Customer AP
- the WiFi Advisor
is connected to
the access point over Ethernet. This is typically trouble-
shooting after installation.
If “Customer Access Point” is selected, the “WiFi Network” appears in the Settings pane.
a
Choose the WiFi network to test.
b
Enter the password for that network.
A Site Assessment-capable Viavi device (such as a second WiFi Advisor) should then be connected to the Ethernet port of
the Access Point.
3
Specify which device will function as a Station.
The Access Point device generally stays in one location (the desired location for the actual Access Point / Residential Gateway)
and the Station device typically travels from test location to test location.