Chapter 7 Performing Diagnostics

Diagnostic Tools for Mac OS 9

Table 7-1 Link Test Statistics (continued)

Link Test Statistic

Description

 

 

Signal Strength

The current signal strength. The higher the value and the more

 

green the bar graph is, the stronger the signal.

 

Range: 0 to 100%

 

 

Beacons Received

The percentage of beacon packets received versus those expected

 

to be received. The higher the value and the more green the bar

 

graph is, the better the quality of the signal.

 

Example: The access point sends out 10 beacons per second, so

 

you would expect the client adapter to receive 50 beacon packets

 

in 5 seconds. If it receives only 40 packets, the percentage of

 

beacons received would be 80%.

 

Range: 0 to 100%

 

 

Overall Link Quality

The client adapter’s ability to communicate with the access point,

 

which is determined by the combined result of the adapter’s

 

signal strength and signal quality.

 

Value: Not Associated, Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent

 

 

Step 6 If you did not set the link test to run continuously, the test ends after the specified number of packets is sent, and the Stop button changes back to the Start button. To stop the link test at any time, click Stop.

Determining Local Access Points

The client utility detects local access points two ways:

Scanner tab

LSM scanner

This section describes how to use these two tools.

Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Mac OS

 

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