User Manual

Using the Site Survey Tool 33
Setting up Equipment Place the access point in the first test location and connect it to power.
When the access point receives power, the LEDs light.
Place the wireless client computer in the first test location and turn on the
computer. Make sure the clienthas 3Com Administrator Utilities installed and that
it is associating with the access point that you want to test.
Launching the Tool Launch the Site Survey tool as follows:
1 In the Windows system tray, click the 3Com icon to display the
3Com WLAN Launcher.
If the 3Com WLAN Launcher is not already running, you can start it from the
Windows Start menu. Select Start/Programs/3Com WLAN Launcher .
2 In the 3Com WLAN Launcher, click the Hammer icon to display the 3Com WLAN
Configuration Utility window.
3 In the Tools window, double-click the Site Survey icon.
The 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Site Survey window and the Site Survey dialog
box appear.
Configuring the Site
Survey
In the Site Survey Configuration dialog box:
1 Verify that the test access point is listed in the Current AP field.
The Current AP field lists the access point MAC address and its WLAN service area.
If you need to change the access point, click the ellipsis (...) to bring up the
Network/Security window, where you can select a different WLAN service area.
2 Select the tests to perform:
Ping Currently Associated AP Finds the average round trip value (in
milliseconds) of a ping to the access point.
Throughput (UDP Test) Finds the value (in kilobytes per second) of a
transmission between the client and the access point. This value is only meaningful
for the test; it does not reflect throughput with a network.
For the most accurate results, select both tests.
3 Click OK .
Running the Tests In the 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Site Survey window:
1 In the AP Test Location field, type the location of the access point. For example, if
you are testing the access point located on a desk, type
Desk
.
2 In the PC Test Location field, type the location of the wireless client. For example, if
you are in office number 1, type
Office1
.
3 From the Run menu, select Start Test .
The tests take a few moments to run. When theyare finished, the results appear in
the window. For details on the information that is presented, see Interpreting
Test Results on page 35.