User Manual

Performing a Link Test
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To start a linktest
1. At the remote station from which you are performing the linktest, access the
configuration menus.
See Accessing the Menus on page 31 for more information about accessing the menus.
2. Press the
Esc
key until you enter the command line mode.
See Using the 300-24 Command Line on page 63 for more information about the
command line.
The following command line appears:
wilan>
3. At the command line prompt, type:
linktest <station id of the basestation>
4. Press the
Enter
key.
The following linktest results appear:
Following is a description of the information displayed in the linktest results screen:
This... Indicates...
R The statistics corresponding to the base station
receive.
Note:
This applies if you are running linktest on
the remote to the base station.
L The statistics corresponding to the remote unit
receive.
Note:
This applies if you are running linktest on
the remote to the base station.
RSSI The received signal strength indicator.
Fade Margin The fade margin is calculated as the number of dB
that the received signal strength exceeds the
minimum receiver sensitivity.
BER(x1E6) The bit error rate after forward error correction.
FEC Corrected The byte errors that were corrected by forward
error correction.
RSSI Fade Margin BER(x1E6) FEC corrected
RLRL RL RL
-52 -51 22 22 0 0 0 0
-52 -53 22 21 0 0 0 0
-52 -52 22 22 0 0 0 0
-52 -53 22 20 0 0 0 0
-52 -52 22 23 0 0 0 0
-53 -52 21 23 0 0 0 0
-52 -52 22 22 0 0 0 0
R = Remote to the unit running linktest.
L = Local to the unit running linktest.