User's Manual Part 2

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Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows
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Appendix F Performing a Site Survey
Using Active Mode
Step 2 After setting any parameters, click OK to save the settings. The Site Survey - Passive Mode screen
appears (see Figure F-1).
Step 3 Click the Start button to run the site survey test. The Site Survey - Active Mode screen appears.
Figure F-4 shows the Site Survey - Active Mode screen with the signal strength values displayed as
percentages, and Figure F-5 shows the top of the same screen with the signal strength values displayed
in dBm.
Delay Between Packets The delay (in milliseconds) between successive transmissions.
Range: 1 to 2048 ms
Default: 50 ms
Percent Success Threshold The percentage of packets that are not lost.
This parameter controls the red line on the Percent Successful
histogram. Percentages greater than or equal to this value are displayed
as green bars; percentages below this value are displayed as yellow
bars.
Range: 0 to 100%
Default: 75
Packet Tx Type The packet type that will be transmitted during the test.
Default: Unicast
Packet Type Description
Unicast When unicast packets are used, the system
expects to receive an acknowledgment
from the destination, and retries can occur.
Multicast When multicast packets are used, no
packet retries occur during the test.
Table F-2 Site Survey Active Mode Parameters (continued)
Parameter Description