User Manual

Monitoring WaveLAN Performance
Advanced User Options
5-14 WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card User’s Guide
Advanced User Options 5
Basic Mode versus Enhanced Mode 5
The default configuration of your WaveMANAGER/CLIENT
program will provide all the diagnostic information that you would
need to perform standard diagnostic routines:
■ Verify if the card is functioning properly.
■ Verify if your WaveLAN station is within range of the IEEE
802.11 network.
■ Determine or optimize placement of WavePOINT-II access
points.
This configuration setting also enables you to perform basic
troubleshooting routines such as
■ Optimizing antenna placement.
■ Detecting the occurrence of in-band interference (noise).
When you are an experienced user of WaveLAN IEEE 802.11
products, you may be interested in using the ‘”Enhance Mode” of
WaveMANAGER/CLIENT IEEE.
The “Enhanced Mode” option is typically used by skilled LAN
Administrators or Network Installation Technicians in situations
where you are troubleshooting a problem related to WaveLAN
networking. This mode will enable you to:
■ Display the Configuration Settings of your WaveMANAGER/
CLIENT station and the WavePOINT-II access point.
■ Display the tallies of standard communication statistics, such
as Unicast/Multicast Frames, Fragments or the number of
deferred Transmissions or Communication Errors.
■ Display the Communication Protocol settings.
■ Save measurement data to a log file as described in “Logging
Measurement Data” on page 5-15.