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Running the Ping Test

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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Autonomous Access Points Running the Ping Test Step 6 Click Start to begin the carrier busy test. When the test completes, the results are displayed on the screen. For each of the channel center frequencies, the test produces a value indicating the percentage of time that the channel is busy. Running the Ping Test You can use the ping test to evaluate the link to and from an associated wireless device. The ping test provides two modes of operation: a. Performs a test using a specified number of packets and then displays the test results. b. Performs a test that continuously operates until you stop the test and then displays the test results. Follow these steps to activate the ping test: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Use your web browser to access the access point browser interface. At the prompt, enter the administrator username and password. The default username is Cisco and the default password is Cisco. The username and password are case sensitive. Click Association and the main association page appears. Click the MAC address of an associated wireless device and the Statistics page for that device appears. Click the Ping/Link Test tab and the Ping/Link Test page appears. If you want to specify the number of packets to use in the test, follow these steps: a. Enter the number of packets in the Number of Packets field b. Enter the packet size in the Packet Size field and click Start. If you want to use a continuous test, follow these steps: a. Enter the packet size in the Packet Size field. b. Click Start to activate the test. c. Click Stop to stop the test. When the test has completed, the test results are displayed at the bottom of the page. You should check for any lost packets that can indicate a problem with the wireless link. For best results, you should also perform this test several times. OL-8369-05 Cisco Aironet 1130AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide 3-15

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Cisco Aironet 1130AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
OL-8369-05
Chapter 3
Troubleshooting Autonomous Access Points
Running the Ping Test
Step 6
Click
Start
to begin the carrier busy test.
When the test completes, the results are displayed on the screen. For each of the channel center
frequencies, the test produces a value indicating the percentage of time that the channel is busy.
Running the Ping Test
You can use the ping test to evaluate the link to and from an associated wireless device. The ping test
provides two modes of operation:
a.
Performs a test using a specified number of packets and then displays the test results.
b.
Performs a test that continuously operates until you stop the test and then displays the test results.
Follow these steps to activate the ping test:
Step 1
Use your web browser to access the access point browser interface.
Step 2
At the prompt, enter the administrator username and password. The default username is
Cisco
and the
default password is
Cisco
. The username and password are case sensitive.
Step 3
Click
Association
and the main association page appears.
Step 4
Click the MAC address of an associated wireless device and the Statistics page for that device appears.
Step 5
Click the
Ping/Link Test
tab and the Ping/Link Test page appears.
Step 6
If you want to specify the number of packets to use in the test, follow these steps:
a.
Enter the number of packets in the Number of Packets field
b.
Enter the packet size in the Packet Size field and click
Start
.
Step 7
If you want to use a continuous test, follow these steps:
a.
Enter the packet size in the Packet Size field.
b.
Click
Start
to activate the test.
c.
Click
Stop
to stop the test.
When the test has completed, the test results are displayed at the bottom of the page. You should check
for any lost packets that can indicate a problem with the wireless link. For best results, you should also
perform this test several times.