Trango Broadband M5580M-FSU user manual RF Link Loopback Test linktest command

Deployment & Installation

Example:
#> rssi
Press any key to stop.			-75 dB	Connected
0> AP	-75 dB	SU
1> AP	-75 dB	SU	-75 dB	Connected
2> AP	-73 dB	SU	-73 dB	Connected
3> AP	-72 dB	SU	-71 dB	Connected
4> AP	-70 dB	SU	-70 dB	Connected
5> AP	-70 dB	SU	-69 dB	Connected
6> AP	-69 dB	SU	-70 dB	Connected
7> AP	-70 dB	SU	-70 dB	Connected
8> AP	-70 dB	SU	-70 dB	Connected
9> AP	-67 dB	SU	-68 dB	Connected
10> AP	-67 dB	SU	-67 dB	Connected
Success.
Users can also view the RSSI LEDs on the bottom of the radio. See the figure14 and Table 3 below for more
information.
Figure 14							Table 3
						FOX Series Radio LED Guide
					100 – This LED lights when connected to a 100BaseT
					network. The LED remains unlit when
					connected to a 10BaseT network
					LINK – Indicates Ethernet Receive/Transmit activity
					RSSI – Relative Signal Strength Indicator.
						Lit LEDs	Signal Strength
						0 LED	-80 dBm
						1 LED	-75 dBm
						2 LED	-70 dBm
						3 LED	-65 dBm
						4 LED	-60 dBm
					ASSOC - This LED indicates one of four status:
					1.	Off – when there is no power at the radio
					2.	Blinks once every second – unit is powered on, but in
						Opmode “OFF”
					3.	Blinks twice per second – unit is in Opmode “SU”,
					4.	and is scanning for an AP
						Solid On – Unit is associated with an AP.

RF Link Loopback Test (linktest command)

The linktest command provides over-the-air throughput and packet error rate (PER) statistics for the wireless link. This command also provides RSSI at both the AP and SU. For more information and how to execute this command see the M5830 user manual.

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