Using the System Tools (CPE and WBS)

CHAPTERS

1. Configure Ping

2. Configure Traceroute

3. Test Speed

4. Survey

5. Analyze Spectrum

This guide applies to:

CPE610(UN) 1.0, CPE520(UN) 3.0, CPE510(UN) 3.0, CPE210(UN) 3.0, CPE210(EU) 3.0, CPE220(UN) 3.0, CPE510(UN) 1.0, CPE510(UN) 2.0, CPE210(UN) 1.0, CPE210(UN) 2.0, CPE220(UN) 1.0, CPE220(UN) 2.0, CPE520(UN) 1.0, CPE520(UN) 2.0, WBS210(UN) 1.0, WBS210(UN) 2.0, WBS510(UN) 1.0, WBS510(UN) 2.0.

This guide introduces how to use the system tools of CPE/WBS products:

1. Configure Ping

2. Configure Traceroute

3. Test Speed

4. Survey

5. Analyze Spectrum

The following parts detailedly introduces these tools.

1Configure Ping

Ping test function is used to test the connectivity and reachability between the device and the target host so as to locate the network malfunctions.

1)Click Ping from the drop-down list on the upper-right corner and specify the following parameters.

Figure 1-1 Configuring Ping

Destination IP/Domain

Enter the IP address of the destination node for Ping test. The device will send Ping packets to test the network connectivity and reachability of the host and the results will be displayed in the Ping Result.

Packet Count

Enter the number of packets to be sent during the testing. It can be 1 to 50 and the default is 4.

Ping Timeout

Enter a time value to wait for a response. If the device doesn’t receive ant response during the timeout time, the connection will be considered to be failed. It can be 100-2000 milliseconds. The default value is 800 milliseconds.

Packet Size

Enter the number of data bytes to be sent. It can be 4-1472 bytes and the default is 64.

2)Click Start.

2Configure Traceroute

Tracertroute function is used to tracks the route packets taken from source on their way to a given target host. When malfunctions occur in the network, you can troubleshooting with traceroute utility.

1)Click Traceroute from the drop-down list on the upper-right corner and specify the following parameters.

Figure 2-1 Configuring Traceroute

Destination IP/Domain

Enter the IP address of the destination node for Traceroute test. The device will send Traceroute packets to test the network connectivity and reachability of the host and the results will be displayed in the Traceroute.

Traceroute Max TTL

Specify the traceroute max TTL (Time To Live) during the traceroute process. It is the maximum number of the route hops the test packets can pass through.

2)Click Start.

3Test Speed

Speed Test tool is used for testing the throughput between two Pharos products in the same network. The test requires one of the two devices to be set as a server and the other as a client. The client launches the test request to the server and the server respond to it. The test result will display on the page of the client.

1)Click Speed Test from the drop-down list on the upper-right corner and specify the following parameters.

Figure 3-1 Testing Speed

Speed Test

Displays the data streams that the device is transmitting (TX), receiving (RX) and both of them (Total).

Server

Select Server and the device will passively accept the test request from the clients in the speed test process.

Client

Select Client and the device will launch the test request to the server in speed test process.

Server IP

Specify the server IP for speed test.

Direction

Select the direction of the speed test including unidirectional (RX), unidirectional (TX) and bidirectional.

Testing

Displays the process of the test.

2)Click Start.

4Survey

The survey tool is used to survey the wireless network around the device.

Click Survey from the drop-down list on the upper-right corner and the following page will appear.

Figure 4-1 Surveying

BSSID

Displays the BSSID of other APs surveyed by this device.

SSID

Displays the SSID of other APs surveyed by this device.

MAXtream

Displays the MAXtream capability of other APs surveyed by this device.

Device Name

Displays the names of other APs surveyed by this device.

SNR(dB)

Displays the Signal Noise Ratio (Unit: dB) of other APs surveyed by this device.

Signal/Noise (dBm)

Displays the signal and noise value (Unit: dBm) of other APs surveyed by this device.

Channel

Displays the channels of other APs surveyed by this device.

Security

Displays the security mode of APs surveyed by this device.

AP Count

Displays the number of other APs surveyed by this device.

Refresh

Click Refresh to refresh this page.

5Analyze Spectrum

Spectrum Analysis can help you to choose the proper channel/frequency. Through the spectrum analysis you can learn the distribution of the radio noise and intelligently select the channel/frequency in low noise.

1)Click Spectrum Analysis from the drop-down list on the upper-right corner and click Yes on the pop-up window.

Figure 5-1 Pop-Up Window

2)Click Start. Observe the curves for a period of time, and then click Stop. The relatively low and continuous part of the average curve indicates less radio noise. Here we take the figure below as an example.

Figure 5-2 Analyzing Spectrum

Note:

Only CPE610/CPE510/CPE520/WBS510 has the select box of Frequency Range at the upper-left corner. Select the required range and then click Start.

3)When choosing Channel/Frequency, try to avoid the spectrum with large radio noise.